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Tim Sowman will be the toast of the town when he presents his limited edition display at the Christchurch Brick Show.
Tim Sowman has been building Lego “all his life”.
The 9-year-old from Golden Bay started with Lego Duplo bricks before making his way to Lego. Now his Lego set has been selected as a limited edition exhibit at this year’s Brick Show in Christchurch.
Taking place this weekend, the show is a “lightning” tour for Sowman, who has traveled south for the past two years to attend.
Held in the Wolfbrook Arena, the show is expecting over 250 Lego enthusiasts from around New Zealand this year.
Sowman’s show set will be available for purchase “exclusively” at the show, and the design will remain under wraps until the show begins on Saturday.
Although there may be speculation about Sowman’s creations when he said he likes to build places with lots of animals and mountain climbers.
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Last year they built a “big skate park”, mum Ruth Guthrie said, with a dog park, a playground, a squirrel garden and a log cabin.
Guthrie said the construction process could be “permanent” and difficult to stop once you get going.
“Once you build it you just add and add and remove things and change it. That’s the best part, it’s not permanent, you can take it apart and start over.”
Guthrie said building with Lego has been a “great” way for Tim to create, and it was a “real privilege” to have friends who encourage Tim and give him the freedom to create.
“We only have Lego that we have, but we are lucky that we have special friends who have a large collection of Lego, and they allow us to build anything we want with their bricks.”
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Mum Ruth Guthrie said building Lego was a “brilliant” way for Tim to develop his skills.
Over the past two years, Tim, his mother, and his brother along with a number of friends have created exhibits to bring to the Christchurch Brick Show.
In 2022, they built an ice skating rink with jumps and pipe paths that were two tables high.
Sowman liked to add as little figures as possible to the set because you could tell “great” and “funny” stories with them.
His favorite was a statue with the words, “oh I’m in trouble here”.
Sowman will travel to Christchurch on Thursday and was looking forward to seeing what was on display this year.
One of the sets is an interactive exhibit called Murmuration of Bricks by Lego Masters graduates Emily Fryer and Sarah Mosley, which will inspire attendees to finish what they start.
The show was about looking at Lego from a different angle, Mosley said, and seeing what you can create with limited but beautiful materials.
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This year’s Brick Show will feature a hands-on show called Murmuring Bricks by Lego Masters finalists Emily Fryer and Sarah Mosley.
Christchurch Brick Show organizer Jonny Reid said he was keen to see the next generation of Lego builders taking part in the show and each year invited builders from around the country to submit designs for a limited display.
Reid said he was “impressed” with Sowman’s creativity, and can’t wait to share his creations with everyone this weekend.
Tickets for the show are available at the venue or online at https://events.humanitix.com/christchurch-brick-show-2023.
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