News from the Brickworkz Studio

A Brickworkz donation of a custom LEGO mosaic at Comfort Zone Camp’s Grief Relief Gala was sold at auction for $3,100 tonight. The proceeds from the auction will directly benefit Comfort Zone Camp, an organization designed as a safe and caring environment for grieving children to have fun and realize that they are not alone in their grief.

The 9th annual Grief Relief Gala was a black-tie affair silent and live auction event held at the Science Museum of Virginia to raise funds for Comfort Zone Camp. The item up for bid in the Grief Relief Gala’s live auction was a “Custom LEGO mosaic by Brickworkz,” sized 30″ x 30.” Bidding started at $800 and rapidly increased to $1,000 before a bidding war began between two couples in the crowd of several hundred people. The auctioneer announced “Sold!” when the bidding reached $3,100.

Emily and Richie Gallimore were the winners of the live auction. “I’m thrilled,” said Emily, coincidentally a Comfort Zone employee. “I wasn’t expecting to win, so I’m excited.” The couple plans to have Brickworkz Lego artist Brian Korte design a portrait of their wedding.

“I am so thrilled to raise so much money for Comfort Zone,” Brickworkz founder Brian Korte said. Korte, a Comfort Zone Camp volunteer, contributed the mosaic valued at $800 to the Grief Relief auction. “The camp is free to the kids, so fundraising is so important to [Comfort Zone], and I was honored to be a part of it.”
Total values are not yet in as to the evening’s finances, but it is assumed that Comfort Zone benefited significantly from the Richmond community’s involvement and participation in the Gala and its auctions.

About Brickworkz LLC:
Brickworkz began in 2004 to create art and conversation pieces for people from a unique medium- LEGO. Founder Brian Korte has created works for Fortune 500 companies and private clients all over the world, and currently holds the Guinness World Record for designing the world’s Largest Lego image. Please visit www.brickworkz.com for more information.

About Comfort Zone Camp:
Grieving children often become miniature adults before they should have to. Comfort Zone provides a fun and safe healing environment where kids can have fun, be around people who “get it” and get back to being kids again. Please visit www.comfortzonecamp.org for more information.

What started as chipped paint is really starting to look great! The window sills are now painted black… track lights are in place (not hooked up yet, but close) and the mosaics are resting (not hanging) in the windows.
It’s starting to look like something! This is good stuff.