For a Person Who Made Us Laugh: Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Like many people, I am still in a state of shock from learning of the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams yesterday. When my son posted an image from…
Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel…And Missing
Lessons about photography, art and life that I learned from coming in last place in a Lego photo competition.
Am I a Master Builder?
A Master Builder Event to mark the release of The LEGO Movie DVD leads me to create a book-powered rocket and call myself a Master Builder.
Lego Fan Event Lisbon
A description of the LEGO Fan Event in Lisbon in April 2014, along with photos of elaborate models of cities and castles.
Revision and the Photographer’s Challenge: The Bricksters, Part 2
The challenges facing photographers who have fewer opportunities to revise and some of the problems with my early LEGO photography.
Patricio Has Writer’s Block, But I Don’t: My Writing Process Blog Tour
My contribution to the My Writing Process Blog Tour, where I talk about the fun of revision and why I write about social and political struggles.
The softball team from the suburbs and their friends party all night after winning the championship.
You Asked for It! Meet the Bricksters
An announcement of a prestigious Instagram shout-out and the initial episode of the graphic novel from my Lego town.
The LEGO Movie: Making Space for Creativity
A review of The LEGO Movie and thoughts on creativity inspired by the movie.
Under the Bus
I explain the idiomatic expression "thrown under the bus" using an example from the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal.
No interview with the governor, but Patricio digs up the Weapons of Mass Disruption.
J Is for Juvenile: The Chris Christie Scandals in LEGO
My LEGO city, Little Brick Township, satirizes the multiple scandals surrounding New Jersey governor Chris Christie.