Saturday, March 31, 2012

Bluebird

Bluebird
by Josephine Wall
MasterPieces
1000 piece


This looked like it might be pretty hard, but it was actually very straightforward and fun to do.  The pieces are irregular shapes and well constructed.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Tibetan Buddhist Mandala

Tibetan Buddhist Mandala
Pomegranate
1000 pieces



The original is in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Hasbro
1000 pieces

Surprisingly fun for a little cheap puzzle.  Pieces fit together just fine, even though they are way more thin and flimsy than the high quality Ravensburger and Pomegranate that we love.




Friday, March 23, 2012

Mexico

Mexico

Hasbro
100o pieces


Surprisingly fun for a little cheap puzzle.  Pieces fit together just fine, even though they are way more thin and flimsy than the high quality Ravensburger and Pomegranate that we love.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Oceanic Wonders

Oceanic Wonders
Ravensburger
3000 pieces


SUPER fun puzzle !!!  we both really loved this one.


Sunday, February 19, 2012

Joseph Stella - The Voice of the City

Joseph Stella - The Voice of the City
Pomegranate
1000 pieces






I don't know why, but this puzzle was only semi-interesting to do.  Not great...

In the opening decades of the twentieth century, New York stood as the grandest expression of the United States's technological and financial world dominance. Joseph Stella's monumental painting The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted, a panoramic, five-paneled view of 1920s Manhattan, evokes the dizzying dynamism and awe-inspiring spectacle of the city. Measuring more than twenty feet long, The Voice of the City presents key Manhattan landmarks at night, starting on the west side with the Battery, then moving to the middle of the island with Broadway's Great White Way (featured on this puzzle) and the skyscrapers, and ending in the east with the Brooklyn Bridge. Below are tunnels for trains, electricity, and plumbing. Stella (1877-1946), who immigrated to New York in 1896 from a small town in southern Italy, interpreted American technology in religious terms, conveyed by the altarpiece format and deep, saturated colors that give the appearance of stained glass windows.Purchased in 1937 from Stella's Newark-based gallery, Rabin and Krueger, The Voice of the City reflects the Newark Museum's commitment, dating from its founding, to educate, inspire, and transform individuals of all ages and the local, regional, national, and international communities it servers.The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted: The White Way 1 (detail), 1920-1922 by Joseph Stella (American, b. Italy, 1877-1946). Puzzle size 20 x 29 in. (50.8 x 73.7 cm)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Road Trip USA

Road Trip USA
Ravensburger
1000 pieces


This puzzle flew together.  So fun!