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A Blog by Casey M. and Katie W. | Guest writing by Dave W. and Sean & Steph M.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

I'm off!

Alrighty fellow Lego enthusiasts! I'm off to vacation! MosaicBricks will be on hiatus for a week because I'm going to lay on the beach for a while! Time to reflect and relax, and prepare for the upcoming school year.

Special note, thanks to Bruce N H of Classic-Castle, Brick Tales, and too many blogs (hehehehe) as well as rjg173 for identifying a mosaic in the Legoland Discovery Center post as from "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Check out the post for more details.

Be sure to read our latest interview where we catch up with Ben Caulkins, despite being not all that mosaic related, it was fascinating a ton of fun talking with him.

Anyway, See ya later people!
~Casey~

Friday, July 22, 2011

House Keeping

Ok, so I'm still transitioning back into the whole Lego thing trying to give each of my sites and stuff face lifts. I've update my avatar to a new up-close shot of my sig figgy's face and I'm working on my MOCpages homepage.

You might notice that MosaicBricks has changed with two banners for the two other blogs, and a new favicon! Speaking of two new blogs!

1. A Boy and His Bricks - My personal blog so I don't keep on getting that sort of stuff in MosaicBricks. I'll be posting my creations, my thoughts, my goals, and my process of starting to become a brickfilmer. I'm going to over the next four to five months trying to re-create several key scenes from the Nolan Batman Trilogy. The contest on Lego.com ends Nov. 15 so I've got to get busy!

2. JumboBricks - A Blog coming soon. I'm not sure when I'll start it. Probably in the school year which starts around August 24th when I get my brand new spank-a-dank-in' laptop.

Don't worry there's stuff for MosaicBricks...

Updates for MB:
- Interviews on the way including a follow-up interview from Ben Caulkins!
- Part 1 of how to build a mosaic! (coming out during when I'm on vacation)
- Part 2 of Lego Logo mosaics! (Brickshelf)
- Regular mosaic coverage
- Secret updates... ;-D (WIP)

(Speaking of vacation, I'm leaving in less than a week to go on vacation so there unfortunately will not be any posts besides the Part 1 which should be enough. I'll let you know when I'm leaving. =) )

The contest we're running is doing O.K. so far. We've only gotten one entry, but with my tutorial posts and the interest we've already taken, I think we'll see a few more. Plus, using my platform on MOCpages, maybe we'll get some others as well.

Anyway, be sure to keep updated! My personal blog will also give a lot more background to this blog too.

Thanks for sticking with us!
Casey

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What the Brick just happened?!?!?

Where have I been? Well that's a good question thanks for asking...

Well, it’s been a while hasn’t it. A lot has gone by on since the almost year that I haven’t posted regularly. Don't worry, I'm not dead! :wink:

In the summer of ’10 when I was very active in the community. Probably too active. I was doing wayyyy too much during that summer. I was in three contests (I placed 1st 3rd and 5th by the way!), helping out with my Lego VBS, creating MOCs, doing daily life, taking music lessons, posting on a couple different forums, and on top of that, my cousin was over for a total of 1 month that summer. I was basically the humongous Lego fanatic, and it was tiring. Towards the end of the summer, my creativity was shot and I was drained. Without getting any time to recover from the creativity drain I was sent into the abyss that is Freshman year.

I’ll be honest…I hate every school subject so that didn’t help. Over the school semester I started to fade out, just getting too busy with a lot of different classes. A family moved from Kentucky and joined my homeschool co-op and in September we started playing a game called “Warhammer”. I originally discovered that game in 2006. Things started to hit the backburner and then I found another game in November, this time a video game, called Minecraft. I’m not going to talk about how amazing the game is, because this is about Lego, but I got distracted with that too. Not to mention I had a surgery on Christmas Eve Eve and I was just getting lost. I still kept up with collecting small sets and stuff, but not posting anything or building either.

Anyway, lots of family issues that I can’t talk about happened in the 2nd semester and I started to also have more medical problems with school getting harder to keep up with. My grades started to suffer and I barely survived the 2nd semester. Not to mention that 3 of my friends have moved away this summer. My whole online life was basically decimated though.

This summer though, I did my Lego VBS again and not to mention that I signed up for Brickworld 2011 originally in December and went with my friends this summer. I met up with a couple of TFOLs I knew/interviewed so that was fun. And overall I came out with a tired, but fun experience. I’m definitely going to change the way I do BW next year, but it was very fun. We'll cover it here, in a little bit.

And…What does this mean? I’ve decided to become a “casual TFOL”. I’ve got a lot of old MOCs and a couple new ones that I want to post on my MOCpages, so I’m going to try and do that with the rest of the summer. I’m going to try and stay in, but not obsessed with the Lego community with Flickr, my blog MosaicBricks, C-C, and my MOCpages. I've started to finally realize, you can't catch everthing. Something that's so obvious. My interests have shifted a lot though. I started making Minecraft videos after being inspired and that’s doing well so I’m going to try and pursue that as well. I’ve taken a humongous interest in Brickfilming so I’m going to try my hand at that as well. Saving up to get a new webcam.

I’m going to a new private school this upcoming semester so I'm going to a new private school this next semester and I’ll get my own laptop. So yeah, I’m back and hopefully to stay. Right now, I’m trying to find balance in life, and I just wanted people to know (if they were possibly wondering) where I was.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ABOUT MAY MOSAIC MADNESS?
That is also a good question. We received one entry, when I dropped off the face of the earth, and we have three prize packs to give out! I've decided to have the (Delayed) May Mosaic Madness contest! The contest will now run 'till the 22nd of September, and I'm going to try and get it out there as much as possible. I'm going to do some more interviews, as well as some follow-up ones. Normal posting will continue!

Thanks to everyone who's been reading! Even in my two month absence of posting, we hit a spike in reading! Weird huh? Oh, by the way, I'm going to start a personal blog, so look for that soon.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

May Mosaic Madness Launch!

MosaicBricks May Mosaic Madness!
Celebrating mosaics all through the month!

Hello everyone! It's May, and I'm declaring it Mosaic Month! I think it's already stroke awareness month sooooo make sure you lower your cholesterol...and make some kick butt mosaics too! I wrote out a schedule that I'm going to try my hardest to follow that will have one post a day so make sure you don't miss a thing!

But, I'm going to be hosting my very own contest! That's right! There's no real name for the contest, how about, "The First Annual MB May Mosaic Madness Challenge (32x32)!" (TFAMBMMMC for short )

Official Rules and Guidelines:
1. The creation must be a mosaic. Hello? It's a mosaic contest...
2. For this specific contest, the creation must be a 32x32 studs up mosaic (No smaller or larger). EDIT: A lot of people have been asking to do not studs, up which I've said it's perfectly fine for people to do if they wish. I'd just like to keep it very broad to all ages of people. AFOLs to KFOLs. Which brings me to my next rule...
3. Contest is open to all ages.
4. Clone branded bricks are not encouraged. Please use only Lego Bricks. If one slips through, I understand. Just try to stay away from them. ;-D
5. You can enter up to 3 times, but you are only eligible for placing once.
6. Please use only new creations.
7. I reserve the rights to change any of the prize descriptions at any time for any reason.

DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILD A MOSAIC? NO PROBLEM!
All throughout May, I'll be doing a 5 part series on how to build your first 32x32 mosaic. It's not as hard as you think, trust me! First post is on the 4th!

Prizes:
1st Place:
-$15 Lego Store Gift Card
- Bunny and Pumpkin Polybag
- Your choice of any Two Collectible Minifigues (I'll be posting these soon)

2nd Place:
-$10 Lego Store Gift Card
- Choice of 1 of 2 Polybags (I'll be posting these soon)
- Choice of any One Collectible Minifigues (I'll be posting these soon)

3rd Place:
- $5 Lego Store Gift Card
- Default of the Polybag (I'll be posting these soon)

How you enter:
- Email me at mosaicbricks@gmail.com with either pictures directly, or a link to your Flickr pictures, MOCpages pictures, Brickshelf Gallery, etc. with a short description of your mosaic and a title for it.

Judging:
Judging will be based on these three criteria:
- Concept
- Execution
- Originality

So get building and be sure to follow MosaicBricks all during May!

Monday, April 25, 2011

May Mosaic Madness! (Woohoo!)

I'm declaring May Mosaic Month! I guess...heheheeh...

With the blog being not so active over the school year I'm going to do a massive re-start to the blog that I've been wanting to do for a while. May Mosaic Madness! One post for each day in May! I'm hoping to have around 4 interviews, tutorials, and lots of posts! Maybe a contest? I'll be updating this list from time to time, but here's the schedule: (All the "tutorials" ones/"how to"s are WIP titles)

April 30th: MMM Launch! (Contest announcements!)
Sun. May 1st: Lego Logo Mosaics Pt. 2 - Brickshelf
Mon. May 2nd: - Creation Post -
Tue. May 3rd: - Creation Post -
Wed. May 4th: How to Make a Mosaic Pt. 1: Picking a Picture and Getting it into the size you want.
Thurs. May 5th: - Creation Post -
Fri. May 6th: - Creation Post -
Sat. May 7th: Interview with ___________?
Sun. May 8th: Lego Logo Mosaics Pt. 3 - Flickr
Mon. May 9th: - Creation Post -
Tue. May 10th: - Creation Post -
Wed. May 11th: How to Make a Mosaic Pt. 2: Finalizing your Mosaic and Choosing your building Materials
Thurs. May 12th: - Creation Post -
Fri. May 13th: - Creation Post -
Sat. May 14th: Interview with ___________?
Sun. May 15th: Lego Logo Mosaics Pt. 4 - Conclusion
Mon. May 16th: - Creation Post -
Tue. May 17th: - Creation Post -
Wed. May 18th: How to Make a Mosaic Pt. 3: Finishing Building and Taking Photos/Editing Photos
Thurs. May 19th: - Creation Post -
Fri. May 20th: - Creation Post -
Sat. May 21st: How to Make a Mosaic Pt. 4: Picking a Photo Hosting Option
Sun. May 22nd: Official Lego Mosaic Sets Pt. 4: Modern Lego Mosaic Sets
Mon. May 23rd: - Creation Post -
Tue. May 24th: - Creation Post -
Wed. May 25th: How to Make a Mosaic Pt. 5: Other, Extra Things - Going Bigger and Better
Thurs. May 26th: - Creation Post -
Fri. May 27th: - Creation Post -
Sat. May 28th: Interview with ___________?
Sun. May 29th: Interview with ___________?
Mon. May 30th: Contest Winner(s) Announced!
Tue. May 31st: Thank You!
Wed. June 1st: Resuming Normal Programming...

I'm pretty excited! Stay Tuned!
~Casey~

Saturday, April 2, 2011

BW11 Plans!

So I apologize for not posting recently, but I've been getting back into building again. It's been such a long time since I sat down to actually build and stuff. I'm planning on bringing 3 mosaics and 3 other things. I'm bringing my darth vader mosaic, and two QR codes, one for MosaicBricks and one for a secret project...

Here's a preview of the one for MB:

(32x32)

If you don't know what a QR code is, it's this little picture you scan with your phone and it directs you to a website. So in theory, you could be able to scan a mosaic and it will do the same thing!

I've had a job at my school so I'm going to be putting in a nice Bricklink order soon.

Thanks for reading everyone! More mosaic to come... ;-D

Monday, January 31, 2011

Update: January/February updates...

Hey everyone, just a few things before we dive into February, I've got a couple things that I'd like to do for Feb. that I'd like to share with you, things that should be generally expected:

- Lego Logo Mosaics Pt. 2
- Official Lego Mosaic Sets Pt. 3
- An interview with a very special builder (stay tuned :-D )
- and more mosaic coverage as usual!

Thanks everyone for reading, and I will see you in Feb.!

~Casey~

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to put a quick post! Happy New Year! I hope you are enjoying yourself with friends and family...or whatever.... ;-D

Just wanted to say I've got a lot of things planned and I'm looking forward to a new year! Thanks again all you readers who are still reading. It's been quite a bumpy ride so far. It will get smoother. ;-)

Thanks,
Casey

Monday, December 27, 2010

Update: WOW! It's been this long?

Hey everyone,

Oh my gosh! I haven't posted in 2 weeks! I am so sorry! I can't believe this happened. I guess I just couldn't keep track of things with the holidays and stuff that I got distracted and forgot about the blog. Once again, I'm sorry. Thanks if you are still reading ;-D

Well, for Christmas I got some very nice Lego stuff such as Lego A Love Story, The Unofficial Lego Builders Guide, and a 1 year subscription to Brickjournal (woo!).

I really want to post more often, I'm new year's resolution is to post 3 times a week (at least!). We'll see if I can keep it up! ;-D I'll try to post once of course before the new year. By the way, my surgery that I had went fine and stuff, but it is kinda hard to walk now. Oh well! More building, right? ;-D

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, more mosaics on the way,
~Casey~

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Update: Oh my gosh!!

Hey guys!

Another update. I've been really busy again lately. Lots upon lots of stuff going on. Just to let you know, I STILL think about the blog and stuff, I've just been really busy lately. Just letting you know.

I hope to continue posting Christmas things on the blog and stuff. I am going into surgery on Christmas Eve Eve so I won't be able to walk for around a month (or at least it will be dangerous and hard) so I will have lots of free time for posting!

Anyway, just wanted to tell you quickly that I exist. It has almost been a week since I last posted.

See ya'!
Casey

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa everyone (which ever holiday you celebrate)! We're now going to start spreading spirit here on MosaicBricks all through the month of December! Unfortunately, I'm unable to change the colors of the blog right now to green and red. It's weird because blogspot (the website blogging thing I use) has been acting up lately.

Anyway! On to mosaics!

MOCpages user, Jacub Maur, created a great mosaic of a snowman and a Christmas tree (Obviously, but that's what he called it).



It's actually a really, really big mosaic so make sure you check out the creation here to see the entire thing.

So, yeah, time to get in the Holiday spirit!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Update: Christmas Time is Here!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to put up a quick little post. I've been a little busy lately with Thanksgiving, and Black Friday shopping and stuff, but don't worry, I'm still thinking about the blog! ;-)

The next post will come up December 1st and the whole blog will be redone to being Christmas themed! So make sure you check back then. See you around!

Thanks for reading!
Casey

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Update: Got a mosaic you want to see featured?

Email me!

Hey guys, just wanted to say that if you have an awesome mosaic that you saw and would like to see it blogged, or someone you want to be interviewed, email me! I've taken a couple suggestions in the past, and I'm just publicly telling people that they can email their suggestions to:

mosaicbricks(at*)gmail.com
*at put in so I don't get spammed and such, just remove it and add in the "@" symbol when sending.


I'm not saying I'm running out of content, I'm just giving people the opportunity. I'll check it around every other day, so yeah...

Anyway, I've got another interview on the horizon so look for that soon!

So remember, email me, thanks!

~Casey~

Sunday, October 17, 2010

MosaicBricks' New Header!

After recently interviewing her, Katie Walker built two awesome mosaics that said "mosaic bricks". One of them is now the brand new header for the blog!



Thanks Katie! *Links to her stuff above*

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

DK Attempts to break Guinness World Record of Largest Lego Mosaic

Special Announcement:


Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th and Monday 25th October. 10am - 5pm Saturday & Sunday and 10am, LEGO & Dorling Kindersley have got together to promote the launch of the LEGO Star Wars Brickmaster book. It will be a free event at Shoreditch Town Hall, London and an attempt to break the Guinness World Record of the largest LEGO mosaic ever assembled. Pictured above, the dimensions of the mosaic will be 16 meters x 7 meters comprised of 1,500 baseplates and 384,000 LEGO bricks. You can attend this free event by registering on the DK site. Registered attendees will also be included in a drawing for a 4 tickets to LEGOLand Windsor. You can read all the details and register at the DK website.

Sounds pretty exciting! I wish I could be there! From what I know though, that will break the record of the largest mosaic which is currently in the Unofficial Lego Museum in Ohio, USA.

Sources:
- Brickset
- FBTB (From Bricks to Bothans)