At age 13, Spurling entered a phase of her life where she consciously tried to prepare for adulthood by weaning herself off of childhood toys and ways of thinking.

She was raised as a Protestant Christian in the Episcopal Church where her mother was a Sunday School teacher for several years.

Spurling's favorite toy as a child was LEGO, though she was, by her own estimation, not a building prodigy in her youth. Skyhorse Publishing, Sky Pony Press, Quirk BooksĮlbe Spurling was born in 1973 in a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts named Norwood, where she grew up in poor area of town known as 'the projects'. Spurling's next major LEGO-illustration project will be The Brick Book of Mormon in which she plans to present the history and teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also creates art pop music under the artist name ɘlbe and released her debut LP gɘtting thɘre in fall 2016. Her unique storytelling and illustrating style has been noted for its meticulous attention to detail, and its ability to walk a fine line between humor and poignancy. Although not religious, Spurling has studied the Bible, ancient Christianity and Judaism, and is motivated by the belief that all people, whether believers or not, are better off knowing the content of the scriptures. Elbe Spurling (/ 'ɛlbi 'spərlIng / born September 7, 1973) is an American transgender artist and author best known for The Brick Bible book series (published under her birth name Brendan Powell Smith)-an ongoing project to illustrate the entire Bible in LEGO building blocks.

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