My name’s Matthew Sampson. I make fun things like LEGO comics and stopmotion animations, and this site is the central hub for my creative work (still a work in progress at the moment).
About me
My ancestors came to New Zealand from England in 1851 aboard the Steadfast to settle in Christchurch. I grew up exploring the dry riverbed of the Waianiwaniwa, also called the Waireka, that winds through the Canterbury Plains under the distant gaze of the Southern Alps.
I stand in the company of my seven brothers and three sisters, the eldest and youngest of whom were born twenty years apart. They are my good friends and companions on the excellent path of life.
Now I make stories, collect LEGO and work as a librarian.
My name is Matthew Sampson.
Tēnā koutou, nau mai haere mai! I acknowledge you and I welcome you to my online camp.
LEGO’s been a big thing for me and my brothers as long as I remember. Over our years of homeschooling, we built countless models and acted out many long-forgotten stories.
In our preteens we got into LEGO stopmotion, making Star Wars, Space and Power Miners animations that were super funny, despite (and sometimes because of) how bad some of them were.
They’re all still up on YouTube but we didn’t use our real names so you’ll never find them lol. We’re all grown up and mature now, and for some the fascination with LEGO has possibly faded somewhat.
But not for me.
These days I’m a librarian in Dunedin, New Zealand. The 40-hour grind funds my LEGO acquisitions. I’ve always been keen for my creative stuff to be my main thing, so I’ve started to invest more time expanding my empire getting my stories out into the world.
About things that don’t belong to me
I use Minecraft assets like sound effects under the non-commercial conditions in their Usage Guidelines. I have no contact with Mojang.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this site. I’ve directly copied that line from LEGO’s Fair Play guidelines (and updated “authorize” to “authorise”, as it was always meant to be).