On any given day, Joseph Perkins can be found tucked away in a carpeted walk-in-closet creating works of art out of plastic bricks.

“It’s like a way to decompress,” Joseph said. “It reminds me of my childhood, and so after a long day or whatever, I’ll be able to just go down there. It’s a creative release for me.”

Despite spending most of his free time clicking Lego bricks together, the 18-year-old Spokane resident said he wasn’t very forthcoming about his hobby with his peers throughout his school days. His fellow Shadle Park High School alums may be surprised to hear about the heights he’s reached with the craft since graduating just a few months ago.

Last Thursday, Joseph was named one of 75 winners in the Danish toy company’s annual Lego House Competition, which calls on crafters fr

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