LEGO® Story # 33
A rising star in the LEGO®-sphere is about to Super Nova! Her name is Mati Stack. Her LEGO® journey began at the age of seven when her “papi”(Spanish for father) gifted her first LEGO® set.
She hails from the Bronx, in New York City and is of Puerto Rican descent, just like “JLO from the block,” and is affectionately our LEGO® JLO from the “Brick” (pun intended). Even more intriguing about Mati is she attended the prestigious Aviation High School in New York City, where she learned technical skills, including the building of aircraft out of wood and metal structures.
She learned to work with her hands, and building is now simply an intuitive skill for her. Mati is a lifelong Star Wars fan. And in 2015 she was inducted back into the LEGO®-sphere through the Star Wars micro sets. She became infatuated with the ability to build using LEGO® bricks. Then, in 2016, she attended her first LEGO® convention, where she was introduced to artists and artwork using LEGO® as the creative canvas.
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack 
Photo submitted by: Mati Stack
Influenced by these artists, she repeatedly attended more conventions as a novice artist herself. At the premiere of LEGO® Masters she connected with a few contestants, and her passion blossomed.
She became an exhibitor at conventions and immersed herself into making LEGO® art and tryout for the LEGO® master show as well. Her LEGO® building team is affectionately named the “Puerto Brickans,” paying homage to her own cultural heritage. Mati and her daughter are the creative power house of this team. They made it as far as alternates and strive to appear in the LEGO® show. She received commissions to build LEGO® art pieces for wealthy clients in the past two years and was encouraged to display her works in a studio. Her LEGO® passion filled every part of her life.
While spending weekends creating LEGO® art with her granddaughter, she saw that something more was happening: They created art and icons of the time they spent together and served as a memory of the smiles and laughter they shared together. That’s when her concept of building friendships and memories with LEGO® bricks was born. She then launched the “Brick Cre8” concept and business model.
Mati Stack – Florida, USA
Find out more about Mati’s new venture, Brick Create:
Instagram: @brickcre8
Facebook: Brick Create
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