Liberty, 481 pieces. Really fun whimsies, including an elaborate tree design and what might be my personal favorite, a parent/child pair reading together. 4/5
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| adult and child reading together: love it! |
I do wooden jigsaw puzzles and take pictures of them.
Monday, January 19, 2026
Coastal Landscape with Blooming Lilac Bush, Thorolf Holmboc
Celtic Cat
Stave, 390 pieces. Feline fun with lots of repeating image elements for difficulty. 6/10
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| tug of war |
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| kitty crown |
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| two clover |
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| two more |
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| sunflower |
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| another |
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| scissor cat |
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| C+hit+ink pear+tea: sitting pretty |
Monday, January 12, 2026
Meditative Lines, Eduard-ArtBeat Studios
Wentworth, 272 pieces. This extra difficult cut was a little less fun than the previous one because the nature of the repeating cut created a lattice that made the six-pointed pieces push-fit/made them mostly useful to fit in once the lattice was constructed. 3/5
The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali (BART)
BART, 405 pieces. The change in visual textures probably makes this easier than a straight reproduction of the image would have. The whimsies are often outsized in comparison to the non-whimsy pieces, but are interestingly themed by the image/Dali. 3/5
Castle Neuschwanstein, ALIMDI.NET, Josef Beck
Liberty, 641 pieces. I don't think I've encountered this Liberty cut style before; the whimsy style suggests an early period. A fun change! 4/5
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| closeup on one of the sequences |
Friday, January 9, 2026
Petals of Colour, Sarah Cunningham
Wentworth, 252 pieces. Extra-difficult cut--fun because despite the color repetition there was almost always clarity about what went where. 3/5
Samuel Hayward, Crumbling Creek
Artifact, 810 pieces. A big 'un! Lots and lots of detail, though a lot of brown to get through. 3/5
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| weird detail |
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| a wizard did it |
