a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
Artifact Puzzles
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Mushroom Glow by Tomasz Pietrzyk (Artifact)
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1–2 minutesRead More: 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…
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Richard Friend, Limberlost Woods
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1–2 minutesRead More: Richard Friend, Limberlost WoodsThe third of three Artifact / Ecru puzzles that Yael loaned to me. The image looks initially a bit overwhelming, but all the trees have…
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Sky Village by Heather Gauthier, Artifact Ecru 409
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sky Village by Heather Gauthier, Artifact Ecru 409“Sky Village” by Heather Gauthier, Ecru, 409 pieces. This is the second of a batch of three puzzles I borrowed from Yael. It was a…
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Roch Urbaniak, Unexpected Visitor
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1–2 minutesRead More: Roch Urbaniak, Unexpected VisitorMy neighbor and I have a lovely little neighborhood wooden puzzle lending program, and she has this Artifact puzzle I’ve been yearning to do —…
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Shroom Town, Kristian Adam (Artifact)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Shroom Town, Kristian Adam (Artifact)When I saw this puzzle, “Shroom Town” (art by Kristian Adam), it reminded me so much of Ash’s little sculptural mushroom villages, that I had…
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Samuel Hayward “Cat in Garden”, Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Samuel Hayward “Cat in Garden”, ArtifactWe three did this nicely cat-whimsy-filled “Cat in Garden” puzzle from Artifact today, with art from Samuel Hayward. Please note that Zeniba is in a…
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Louis Wain’s Fiddling Cat, from Artifact
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2–3 minutesRead More: Louis Wain’s Fiddling Cat, from ArtifactI really loved Artifact‘s contribution to the Puzzle Parley 2024 — the speed puzzle, Louis Wain’s “Fiddling Cat“. So I picked it up, and Ash…
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Poohsticks, by Iwona Lifsches, from Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Poohsticks, by Iwona Lifsches, from Artifact“Poohsticks” (image by Iwona Lifsches, cut design by Ashley Boyd, puzzle by Artifact) was the second in a Hoefnagel pack (with a BCB puzzle) that…
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Nadieh Bremer Coronium, Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Nadieh Bremer Coronium, ArtifactEnjoyable puzzle (“Coronium” by Nadieh Bremer) by Artifact, courtesy of Hoefnagel – even though I don’t ordinarily love digital art like this, I really liked…
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Artifact Puzzles Abu al-Hasan Squirrels
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1–2 minutesRead More: Artifact Puzzles Abu al-Hasan SquirrelsFrom Artifact Puzzles, via Hoefnagel, public domain art by Abu al-Hasan (1589-1630) or possibly Ustad Mansur. Squirrels in a plane tree by Abu al-Hasan (1589…
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Ryoko Meditating Skeleton by Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Ryoko Meditating Skeleton by Artifact“Meditating Skeleton” by Ryoko, from Artifact. Super fun! I really liked the irregular border. The base puzzle shape was a skull, with little heart-shaped bone…
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Mondrian, Composition with Grid 2 (1915), Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mondrian, Composition with Grid 2 (1915), ArtifactThis 153 piece Artifact puzzle is, unsurprisingly, a lot harder than the number of pieces would suggest. Mondrian‘s “Composition with Grid 2” is basically about…
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Two Cats by Yuri Gorbachev
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1–2 minutesRead More: Two Cats by Yuri GorbachevAsh and I pushed through “Two Cats” by Yuri Gorbachev, an Artifact puzzle cut design by David Figueiras with 314 pieces. Super satisfying and fun!…
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Internet Owl Cafe, Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Internet Owl Cafe, ArtifactCoincidentally, just after doing the Paris Map, I got a Hoefnagel package with another VladStudio illustration! This also came with one of the lovely little…
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Vladstudio Paris Map, Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Vladstudio Paris Map, ArtifactReally fun map puzzle – greatly enjoyed the border cut (the fleur-de-lis on the four corners, and the variable patterned border on the sides). I…
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Outsider Insider
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1–2 minutesRead More: Outsider InsiderArtifact Puzzles “Outsider Insider” by Patricio Betteo. 409 pieces, puzzle design by Jim Muller and Kathryn Flocken. Hoefnagel! Really colorful and fun. Harder than I…
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Ochiai Rofu, “Kyoto Four Scenes”
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2–3 minutesRead More: Ochiai Rofu, “Kyoto Four Scenes”Thanks to the Hoefnagel Club, I got this challenging quadriptych (I had to look that up) of “Kyoto Four Scenes“, from Artifact Puzzles (Ecru line).…
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Hasui Nocturne
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1–2 minutesRead More: Hasui NocturneFrom Artifact Puzzles, “Nocturne” by Kawase Hasui; originally a mystery puzzle. Tesselating fish with a beautiful engraving of a carp on the back. Pleasantly challenging…
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Nadiezda “Night Ship”
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1–2 minutesRead More: 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…
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Valentin Rekunenko “Swordfight”
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1–2 minutesRead More: 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,…
