{"id":4268,"date":"2024-09-26T14:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2025-12-07T21:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T02:55:37","slug":"shroom-town-kristian-adam-artifact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/2024\/09\/26\/shroom-town-kristian-adam-artifact\/","title":{"rendered":"Shroom Town, Kristian Adam (Artifact)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I saw this puzzle, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactpuzzles.com\/products\/artifact-puzzles-kristian-adam-shroom-town-wooden-jigsaw-puzzle?_pos=1&amp;_sid=5740bbe96&amp;_ss=r\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.artifactpuzzles.com\/products\/artifact-puzzles-kristian-adam-shroom-town-wooden-jigsaw-puzzle?_pos=1&amp;_sid=5740bbe96&amp;_ss=r\">Shroom Town<\/a>&#8221; (art by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristianadam.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kristianadam.com\/\">Kristian Adam<\/a>), it reminded me so much of Ash&#8217;s little sculptural mushroom villages, that I had to get it. We had fun assembling it today &#8212; I was more challenging than one would expect from a 211-piece puzzle. The irregular edge really added to the challenge! and the delight of the cut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Favorite whimsy: The unicorn sea dragon floatie! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artifact says: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Welcome to Shroom Town, with this 211 piece wooden jigsaw puzzle by Canadian painter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactpuzzles.com\/blogs\/main\/kristian-adam-interview\">Kristian Adam<\/a> of a fanciful tiny village.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The puzzle has curvy irregular piece shapes knob connectors, themed whimsies, and a mushroomy edge.&nbsp; Puzzle design by Marcelle Jay Iremedio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The puzzle is average hard for our puzzles and its piece count.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all our puzzles, laser-cut from 1\/4&#8243; thick wood. 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