Building her own Lego creations is all about story telling for Abby Woods of Ashburton.
Describing herself as ‘‘artsy crafty’’, Woods became a brick building enthusiast about five years ago.
She is currently preparing for her first ever Ashburton Brick Show tomorrow, constructing her own Lego creation entitled Motorsport.
One part of the 1.5m x 1.5m display features a model of a production racing car named Seagull.
In real life, Woods’ son James was driving Seagull on the Cromwell speedway when the car rolled and crashed. He was lucky to walk away unharmed.
In Woods’ Lego creation, Seagull is featured at the moment before it rolled.
What she liked about Lego in particular was that she could recreate many such moments from her’s and other people’s lives.
‘‘You can get creative and build anything you like,’’ Woods said.
‘‘I like storytelling.’’
Another thing she enjoyed about the hobby was she could do it at home while looking after her disabled adult daughter Ashlea.
Ashlea enjoys watching her mum build and sometimes accompanies her to shows.
Woods has exhibited in the Christchurch Brick Show before, where she has received highly commended.
However, she said showing was about sharing one’s enthusiasm, rather than winning prizes.
Ashburton Toy Library established the Ashburton Brick Show in 2023.
It was so successful, the toy library decided to make it a biennial event.
About 40 exhibitors from throughout Canterbury are expected to the 2025 show, which is a fundraiser for the toy library.
Supported by Rolleston based business House of Bricks, the show will feature Lego Masters NZ series 2 semi-finalists Rachel and Jason.
House of Bricks will have a play area where people can build with Lego.
– Ashburton Brick Show is on Saturday, 10am to 4pm, at the Tinwald Memorial Hall. Cost $5 per person, or $15 family (two adults, three children).
