Hello Steemit! I'm Jalan, a 15 year old Lego Artist from New Zealand

in #introduceyourself7 years ago

Hello everyone, I'm Jalan and I enjoy building detailed Lego dioramas and creations.

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A little bit about me.

I have lived in New Zealand my whole life. Apart from building Lego dioramas, I play the piano. Partly because I wanted to, partly because I needed another subject to fill up my high school timetable. I have been learning the piano for three years in which time I have definitely improved. However much to my piano teachers frustration, I tend to "ignore" the timing of a piece.

During last winter I picked up snowboarding as a hobby and tried to teach myself. I have to say I really enjoyed it even though I'm not much of a sporty person. However, I do enjoy long distance running and sports that do not involve a team. About 5 years ago my family moved to a 7-acre farm, 20 minutes from the nearest city. The goal was to be as self-sufficient as possible. We now grow potatoes and veggies as well as having a decent sized flock of sheep. My dream is to immigrate to Canada, mostly because the ski field down here sucks :D

What I hope to achieve on Steemit.

As I said above I love building Lego creations and dioramas. Last year I started posting my creations on Flickr. This really helped me improve my building. However, Flickr lacks the thing that Steemit offers, the ability for me to make a living out of what I love to do most, which is more than we could ever hope for in life. As I continue to post creations I hope to be able to get the constructive feedback which sets Steemit apart from Youtube or any other social platform.
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Some of my creations from 2017

I also hope to try and get more professional lego builders over here on Steemit to try and start a dedicated Lego community here, something which will be fun a challenge.

I'm incredibly excited to now be apart of this growing community and I am proud to grow with it.
Thank you for reading.

-Jalan

Link to my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/140736476@N07/
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This is very cool.
Welcome.
Check out the crypto art, creative commons and slothicorn communities. I think you will make a great contibution to the diversity in the steemit art community.
Its great to see younger people on the platform. Especially from Oceania ;)
Following.

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely take a look at what you have mentioned.

Thanks again
Jalan

Damn, I love lego. Just built the Disney Castle I got as a little retro present for christmas a few days ago! Over 4000 parts - probably not much for you ;)
Sure following you with my main account @theaustrianguy!
Resteemed you with this one, I share promising new users with it!
Greets!
P.S.: If you do videos, check out @dtube!

Thank you! I really do appreciate it. I'm jealous about the Disney Castle ;) one day I have to get it... one day...

Maybe steemit can help you to earn the money to buy it ;)

I am also new here hope you like my blog and Resteem it thanks I like your work and follow you keep it up

Welcome to steemit and good luck!

Thanks!

Nice creation, welcome to steemit I hope I have that talent to create lego as beautiful as that. =)

Thank you. Everyone has the ability to make beautiful creations. However, it just takes time. For me, it was 10 before I started making anything decent!

Nice lego models. I didn't know you can snowboard in New Zealand.

Thank you, we have limited snowboarding facilities where I live. We have one slope that has a fence between both the beginners and the advanced track.

welcome to join in steemit @bara, hopefully you feel at the media platform and become a fraternity event. regards to know back from me @teukurahmatakbar . do not forget to follow me. 😊

I LOVE LEGOS!!! Ahem And welcome to Steemit! Your work is awesome!

Thank you very much :D

@embers.welcome to Steemit. we are waiting for your post about building lego.

Thanks for the idea! I have never thought about doing a tutorial on techniques. However I plan to post my lastest build sometime in the next day or two.

Nice to see you here on Steemit! Steemit rocks! 🎸

Thanks! It's great to be here.

hello hello friend is a pleasure to welcome you to the steemit community. It is never too late to start new financial alternatives. I wish you the best. Do not forget to follow me. I invite you to read my post. I would like to share with friends and family. vote and reward also comment. Together we can help each other

Welcome to the community of Steemit. Hope you will be doing​ well here. Keep sharing​ your beautiful knowledge and life experiences​ with us. get in touch.

Thank you. I plan to be very active.

Welcome to the Steem World!
I have recently made an orientation video that will help you in your journey here - and will hopefully answer all the questions that took me months to figure out.


https://steemit.com/dtube/@maneki-neko/tuswb0ao
I wish you all the best here on Steem!

I will also use the tag : @originalworks for this post, this will summon a robot that, if you wrote this original article, will give you an additional upvote. :)

Thanks for the info :D I'll be sure to watch your video.

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Hello and welcome, fellow kiwi! (you might like to use the 'kiwi' and 'newzealand' tags where appropriate, too)

Steemit is a great place to be, and I'm sure you'll find a niche of people with common interests soon enough.

For added fun, you could consider joining in on the @steempunknet game played here - it's super easy and we are all a really friendly group. :)

Thanks for the advice. That Steempunknet game looks interesting. I'll be sure to check it out.

Welcome aboard and hello from Connecticut, in the United States. Connecticut is the home of Lego blocks.

Well Lego first started in Billund, Denmark so I don't think that's true but thank you anyway

Welcome to steemit, am proud of you.nice work u have there hope u will do one for me .@ember all u need now is to put ur art energy into steemit and steemit real big.least i forget ur handsome too...

Thank you! I do definintly plan to put a lot of my energy into Steemit.

Wow, you are quite the "Lego artist!! My son is only 7 years old wants to be a Lego Master as his career. I'm fully supportive of his dreams, as long as college education is part of it. LOL

Welcome to Steemit and I wish you all the best here!!

lol thanks :D

Do you make speed builds or stopmotion videos or just builds?

I don't plan to do speed builds or stop motion at this point. However, if people really want it I may look into it.

Your dioramas look fantastic! I hope you will be successful here on Steemit and be able to finance your passion. Brick are expensive, but you may earn some money for few kits. Keep showing us what you make.

Thank you! I certainly will keep posting what I make.

Welcome to steemit! That's great you play piano, you should share some playing, music is always welcome. Your Lego creations look amazing! My son absolutely loves Legos, he's only 8. I think they are great, as long as little pieces are not laying around on the floor, they're not pleasant to step on lol. I wish you luck!

Sorry for not responding earlier. Its great to hear your son loves Lego. I've also had my fair share of stepping on legos over the years lol

Hello, @embers!
Your MOCs are amazing. I look forward to your new creations.
Please follow me and enjoy my lego videos!
I will upload two or three video a month. Have a nice day!