Finished 25th February 2018

300 Pieces

"Roses, 1890"

by Vincent van Gogh

National Gallery of Art, Washington (USA)

90 x 71 cm, oil on canvas

painted shortly before he left the asylum in St.-Rémy in may 1890.

He felt much better and started painting life in full bloom. 

Van Gogh used so much paint that it took a month and more to dry. 

He received the parcel from the asylum in late june 1890. 

Weeks filled with creativity followed but also conflicts with his brother Theo

One month later Vincent Van Gogh died in Auvers.

A Grafika jigsaw puzzle

Finished 21st February 2018

500 Pieces

Solar Probe "Helios"

Illustration by Theodor Lässig (1928-2015), 

german graphic artist and representant of the so-called retro-futurism.

The probes have been created to explore space between the earth and the sun. They were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 10, 1974 (my sixth birthday), and January 15, 1976. The probes are no longer functional but still remain in their elliptical orbits around the Sun.

The illustrator also depicts two allegories of the greek sun-god Helios

 Helios, the personification of the Sun in greek mythology, 

leads the chariot across the sky to make daylight happen. 

 

The second allegory of the sun is the Colossus of Rhodes. 

The island of Rhodes is almost the only place where Helios enjoys an important cult.

 A vintage Ravensburger special edition.

Finished 18th February 2018

1000 Pieces

"It's a Class Photo"

by Howard Robinson

A EDUCA jigsaw puzzle

including four butterflies, a parrot, a zebra, a rhino, a salamander, an icebear, a giraffe, an orang-utan, a frog, a great panda, a fennec, a seal, a koala, a turtle, a tiger, a squirrel and an aardvark.

Assembled during a marathon within 8.5 hours

update 20th February 2018: just felt a boost of creativity :-)

Finished 16th February 2018

 500 Pieces

"Bear in the meadow"

Photographer: Accent Alaska

A Grizzlybear (Ursus arctos) wanders in a field of Lupine in Lituya Bay

58° 39′ N, 137° 32′ W |

Glacier Bay National Park, Arizona,USA

 

A Castorland jigsaw puzzle with additional infos found at google.com

 

Finished 15th February 2018

500 Pieces

Daredevil frog

Another Castorland jigsaw puzzle

Finished 10th February 2018

1500 Pieces

Delicious Flavors

Photographer unknown

Manufacturer: Castorland (Poland)

Joylevel: extremely high :-D

Development process of "Delicious flavors" (1500 pcs.) - completed

I kept this wonderful jigsaw puzzle in my stock for 5 years ...  

oh yes, it's really time to open the box!!

Comparing a 1500-pcs.-puzzle with a 1000-pcs-puzzle:

the pieces are tiny,

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 but they are aesy to handle and they fit perfectly!

This is pure joy

 

I already started on the 28th January

 updated today, 8th Februar:

 

next step: completion!

some things have to be cleared :-)

Vintage jigsaw puzzle catalogues (10)

 

Dated May 1998

New findings on the WWW + award (!!)

Today I found my blog rated in a list of

 "Top 100 Puzzle Blogs and Websites on the Web"

😊

Finished 3rd February 2018

500 Pieces

Teddy-bear's wedding day

Photograph Colour Box Ltd. and Jeremy Neave (Illustrator), 1996

Assembled during a marathon within 4 hours