Mushroom Glow by Tomasz Pietrzyk (Artifact)

Ash and I did an Artifact 286-piece puzzle, “Mushroom Glow” by Tomasz Pietrzyk (https://www.tomekpietrzyk.art/en/), puzzle design by Matt Lyon. We broke into it last Tuesday (11/11) & got about halfway finished, then picked it up & finished it today. The bottom quarter of the puzzle was really challenging — pretty dark and hard with some […]
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Brand New Day by Clare Youngs (WerkShoppe 1000)

From my backlog, “Brand New Day” by Clare Youngs, WerkShoppe 1000. Fun! and easy!
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Autumn on Bow Bridge by Joy LaForme (Galison 1000)

I was attracted by Joy LaForme’s “Autumn on Bow Bridge”, and I did enjoy assembling this piece … but oh, Galison, why did you make 1000 pieces of the ABAB puzzle shape? no ABBB or AABB or AAAA? aggghhh … also, there were a number of large-ish chunks that were still assembled! Cardboard was fully […]
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Stranger by the Lake (Bare Ass Creek) by Ken Gun Min (Kinstler 1000)

Gorgeous artwork — “Stranger by the Lake (Bare Ass Creek)” by Ken Gun Min, which made for an amazing puzzle from Kinstler. What a fun puzzle! Also, pretty challenging! Lots of little colored or patterned sections, but so many that it was a little too busy for me to solve in a very organized fashion. […]
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