Category: wooden
Autumn Aspen by Laura McElfresh
“Autumn Aspen”, puzzle from Bewilderness; 326 piece version, with geometric pieces; 11×16″. Art by Laura McElfresh. So pretty! Fairly challenging given the low-key color palette, with a good bit of repetition of color blocks. Started with the large block teal in the middle bottom and the right. The squared pieces are fun for me; you […]
Great Horned Owl Round by Sue Coccia
A Liberty Puzzles extra small puzzle, 91 pieces; quick fun colorful puzzle for me and Ash.
Comin’ Round the Mountain
Mini puzzle from StumpCraft – part of a “flight” of 3 mini puzzles, this was rated 2 out of 5 in difficulty. A quick fun puzzle for me & Ash. Artist: Julie deBoerPuzzle Designer: Jasen RobillardDimensions: 12 cm x 12 cmPiece Count: 73Difficulty: 2 out of 5 Julie deBoer carefully lays out all colours of the rainbow in this mountain […]
Knight Watch by Kari Lehr
This Stumpcraft mini was quick & fun for me and Ash. It was rated 1 out of 5 difficulty, and that was about right. Cute whimsies in a small puzzle. Artist: Kari LehrPuzzle Designer: Jasen RobillardDimensions: 12 cm x 12 cmPiece Count: 57Difficulty: 1 out of 5 After a 20-year career illustrating for various agencies, studios and corporations around […]
Nadiezda “Night Ship”
Artifact Puzzles: Nadiezda’s “Night Ship” Ash and I did this one today, finishing it up after starting it last week. Lots of beautiful whimsies! This is a 283 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of a gorgeous image by Mexican artist Nadiezda. The puzzle design is by Kathryn Flocken, and includes numerous sea whimsy pieces with shapes […]
Manami Lingerfelt “Moonrise”
Wow, I loved this art — “Moonrise” by Manami Lingerfelt (website). The Nautilus puzzle is 360 pieces, and just under a square foot. Lots of fun whimsies, one and two-pieced, and the two-pieces were beautifully done. (The owl, below, with one of the pieces an internally folded wing, just makes me happy….) Constellations! Moths! Galaxies […]
25-Year Journey by Janet MacKay
Loved this puzzle — so satisfying. The subject was lovely and right up my alley (and called to me after doing the National Parks puzzle). The puzzle design was also extraordinarily pleasing. The intricate curvey pieces that could often be recognized only by a little divot or odd corner …. The whimsies, of course — […]
Valentin Rekunenko “Swordfight”
This one was reasonably challenging — took a bit to get one’s eyes used to the contrasts between the puzzle pieces and the different frames, some parallel and some at angles with each other. The basic puzzle shape was a variation of the standard puzzle piece design, but with little tweaks — rounder and squarer […]
Tomasz Pietrzyk “Clocks”
Jan. 21, 2023 So pretty! Hard to choose which side to work on because they’re both really lovely to look at. Luckily, you don’t have to — you can work on a chunk, and then flip it if necessary. Ash and I did this one together, in about 90 minutes or less. Not very difficult, […]
Diego Mazzeo “Mechanical Griffin”
Ash and moms did this in Spring/Summer 2022. Really fun, with a fun extra-whimsical whimsy.207-pieces, Artifact Puzzles. Artifact: “This is a cool 207 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of Argentinian artist Diego Mazzeo’s steampunk digital artwork. Our puzzle pieces are themed to the artwork with steampunk whimsy pieces and an irregular gear-shaped edge (which cuts out […]
Dragon Moon
This description is absolutely correct — the baying-wolf cut pieces are crazy! But it was fun and intricate. Completed some time in late spring, early summer 2022. Artifact 258-piece puzzle: 11″x15″ “This is a 258 wooden jigsaw puzzle of “Dragon Moon” by Methane Studios. The stark beauty of the art is paired with a puzzle […]
Bruce Riley, Stem Cell
Another June 5 puzzle that A and I did together. Artifact Puzzles, “Stem Cell” by Bruce Riley. Pretty image! Artifact description: This is a 191 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of Bruce Riley’s painting “Stem Cell”. Designed by Tara Flannery, the themed whimsies and miniature hexagonal connectors coupled with psychedelic colors and abstract shapes make for […]
Alfredo Arraguin “Jaguars”
This puzzle was … so hard. As it turns out, it was hard (in part) because it was a diptych — two sides of a puzzle — but they had printed the left side twice. So, one of the tricks of the puzzle is that the right-side puzzle mirrors the left-side puzzle in piece shape. […]
Awa Tsireh “Animal Designs”
Fun, easy, quick to do. Ash and I did it. Awa Tsireh, 1898-1955. His unpublished works should enter the public domain, soon! And here it is at the Smithsonian! “Awa Tsireh, Animal Designs, ca. 1917-1920, watercolor on paper, sheet: 20 x 26 1⁄8 in. (50.9 x 66.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin, 1979.144.35″ Artifact Puzzles: 6.75″ x […]
Justin Hillgrove “Pursuit of Happiness”
Very easy, and fast. Artifact Puzzles: “This is a 72 piece “big pieces” wooden jigsaw puzzle of Justin Hillgrove’s Pursuit of Happiness, suitable for little kids or the elderly. Includes cartoony monster-shaped pieces (puzzle design by Tara Flannery and Ben Goldman). We also offer a 185 piece version of this same image. This puzzle has a […]
Dennis Brady “Cercles et des Carres”
Very beautiful and easy to do small (65-piece) puzzle from Artifact . Ash and I did it together in early 2022. Artifact: “This is a 65 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of a digital artwork by Dennis Brady. The abstract sculptural pieces were designed by puzzle artist Tara Flannery in what we call Stokes-style, a tribute […]
Rachell Sumpter “Old Friend”
Finished April 2022. Hard! Artifact Puzzles: “This is a 290-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of Rachell Sumpter’s “Old Friend.” The colorful wreathed web is paired with a puzzle design by Amy Tang using irregular piece shapes, irregular connectors, and an irregular edge. This puzzle is quite a challenge.” Artist Rachell Sumpter’s website . It looks like […]
Bizarre Persian Fish
April 2022 w/ Ash A little bit challenging in terms of visuals, but a small number and went rapidly, between me and Ash in April 2022. Love the details of this beautiful image from the (Persian) Book of Wonders. Artifact Puzzles: “This is a 98-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle of an illustration of bizarre fish from […]
“Gears” by Zen Puzzles
Ash and I did it in April 2022! Zen Puzzles: Available in both teaser and small sizes on the Zen website. We got it at Zen’s exhibition at the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton.
Jethro Buck “Forest”
Did this one early 2022, I believe with Ash and me together. We did it pretty quickly, but it was a bit more challenging than one might think. Lots of cute animal whimsies among the puzzle pieces, as well as in the puzzle painting itself. Artifact puzzle: “This is a 285 piece Ecru wooden jigsaw […]
