Its time to wrap-up our first building competition: Better Together. When we announced our first contest back in early November our main goal was to engage our growing audience of women and allies and to give away some LEGO. We accomplished both of these goals. Honorable Mentions We received a… Continue reading
Recently we had our first in-person LUG meeting and it was awesome! Alice invited all the local members of the WBI to her house to make holiday ornaments out of LEGO bricks. Hanging out in a casual, relaxed atmosphere was a nice change of pace from the hub-bub of conventions.… Continue reading
Everything is better when done together! With the holidays around the corner we wanted to celebrate that feeling of togetherness with another contest! This time we want to celebrate the talented builders in our community. The Contest For our second contest we’re inviting you to create a mini figure habitat… Continue reading
During September we had the privilege of teaming up with the Recognized Lego Fan Media site BrickCentral on Instagram for our first collaborative photo contest. The goal of the contest, titled Building up Women, was to encourage toy photographers to create images featuring women in roles traditionally seen as men… Continue reading
So far working on the Women’s Brick Initiative has been a thoroughly satisfying adventure. It doesn’t matter who we talk to about our mission, friends, family, cohorts or employees at the LEGO Group, everyone is super excited about what we’re doing . This is exhilarating and terrifying in equal measure.… Continue reading
Over the past year we’ve been testing the waters on what a Women’s Brick Initiative workshop will look like. At BricksCascade in Portland, OR, we were able to bring our hard work together into one fun filled two hour workshop. What Inspires Us Our fearless leader Alice Finch welcomed everyone… Continue reading
In a few weeks the Women’s Brick Initiative will be launching our first workshop presented at a LEGO builders convention. We couldn’t be more pleased to be partnering with the wonderful folks at Bricks Cascade to further the mission of the Women’s Brick Initiative! Overview On March 1st Alice Finch,… Continue reading
Every year I like to choose five words to guide my year. Since 2019 is well under way I thought I would share this years words with you and maybe you will see yourself in these five simple words. Growth Starting the Women’s Brick Initiative is a giant leap… Continue reading
What the heck is the Women’s Brick Initiative? Simply put, it’s an idea born out of the friendship of three women, Alice Finch, Jacqueline Sanchez and myself. Our friendship is based on our mutual respect and our love of all things LEGO. We want to use our friendship and love… Continue reading
