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Puzzle: European Montage by Jim Zuckerman
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 73cm x 48.5cm
Producer: Sure-Lox
Artist: Jim Zuckerman
Notes: Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. A similar method, although one that does not use film, is realized today through image-editing …
Puzzle: Fairy Dance
Size: 550 pieces
Dimensions: 60.96cm x 45.72cm
Producer: Ceaco, Meiklejohn Graphics, 2003, #2333-14
Notes: The folklores of the British Isles contain a wealth of fairy lore, including the idea from which fairy rings take their name: the phenomena result from the dancing of fairies. In 19th-century Wales, fairies were almost invariably described as dancing in a group when encountered, and in Scotland and Wales in the late 20th century, stories about fairy rings …
Puzzle: Peacock Daze by Josephine Wall
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 33.02cm x 48.26cm
Producer: Mega Brands America, 2008, #50884
Artist: Josephine Wall
Notes: Deep in the heart of a rose filled garden, overpowered by an intoxicating perfume, a maiden is transported into a world of daydreams. As she drifts into a trance like state, she imagines herself adorned with peacocks and exotic flowers. She enjoys her fleeting moments of escapism. [Josephine Wall’s site]
Puzzle: Heart and Soul by Josephine Wall
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 33.02cm x 48.26cm
Producer: Mega Brands America, 2008, #50884
Artist: Josephine Wall
Notes: The butterfly maiden looks inquiringly up at the heavens, soul-searching as she watches the clouds form layer upon layer of strange and wonderful lands.Beneath her multicoloured, gossamer headdress beats the heart of a lion offering strength to the gentle souls in flight.A swirl of flowers forming a garland around the “Queen …
Puzzle: Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 80.65cm x 56.2cm
Producer: The Canadian Group, Sure-Lox, It’s Framed series, 2004, #80630
Notes: The Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris’s administration.
In July 1357, Etienne Marcel, provost of the merchants (i.e. mayor) of Paris, bought the so-called maison aux piliers (“House of Pillars”) in the name of the municipality on the gently sloping shingle beach which served as a …
Puzzle: Treasury of Splendor by Nicky Boehme
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 73cm x 48.57cm
Author: Nicky Boehme
Producer: Sure-Lox, the Canadian Group, 2011, #44716-2
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Puzzle: Iris – Keeper of the Rainbow by Josephine Wall
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 33.02cm x 48.26cm
Producer: Mega Brands America, 2008, #50884
Artist: Josephine Wall
Notes: Throughout the ages, the rainbow has been the symbol of hope, a promise of better things to come. The ancient Greeks personified the rainbow as the goddess Iris, the favourite handmaiden and messenger of Hera, the queen of the heavenly court of Olympus. Carried by her shimmering wings, …
Puzzle: My Lady Unicorn by Josephine Wall
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 33.02cm x 48.26cm
Producer: Mega Brands America, 2008, #50884
Artist: Josephine Wall
Notes: All Unicorns are special creatures with magical powers beyond our imagination, but on a distant world lives a species called ladycorns! These beautiful and mysterious beings are able to communicate either by voice or with an array of musical sounds created by a harp like growth on their forehead. Their …
Puzzle: Nanette’s Cottage by Thomas Kinkade
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 69cm x 51cm
Producer: Ceaco, 2009, #3310-90
Artist: Thomas Kinkade
Notes: Thomas has placed a total of 25 N’s within this painting in special commemoration and tribute to his wife Nanette, for her partnership in his 25 years as a published artist. The inspiration for this painting came about from a cottage just like this, in which Thomas and Nanette lived in, in England …
Puzzle: Dragon Spell
Size: 300 pieces
Dimensions: 45.72cm x 35.56cm
Author: Meiklejohn Graphics, UK/Applejack Licensing
Producer: Ceaco, 3 Glow in the Dark Jigsaw Puzzles, # 3562-2
Notes: Evocation is the act of calling or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions.
Conjuration in traditional and most contemporary usage refers to a magical act of invoking spirits or using incantations or …
Puzzle: Blue Dragon by Richard Kelly
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 30.48cm x 40.64cm
Artist: Richard Kelly
Producer: Ceaco, 3 Glow in the Dark Jigsaw Puzzles, # 3562-2
Notes: A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and which is ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the …
Puzzle: Spellbound by Myles Pinkney
Size: 100 pieces
Dimensions: 22.86cm x 17.78cm
Artist: Myles Pinkney, 2003
Producer: Ceaco, 3 Glow in the Dark Jigsaw Puzzles, # 3562-2
Box: photo
Notes: Spellbound
The night is darkening round me,
The wild winds coldly blow;
But a tyrant spell has bound me
And I cannot, cannot go.
The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow.
And …
Puzzle: Holland Tulips
Size: 300 pieces
Dimensions: 45.72cm x 35.56cm
Author: M.Thonig / H.Armstrong Roberts
Producer: Golden Guild
Notes: Tulip mania or tulipomania was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then suddenly collapsed.
At the peak of tulip mania, in February 1637, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled …
Song of Vidal by Kim Wiggins
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 48.26cm x 35.56cm
Artist: Kim Wiggins – Growing up in Southern New Mexico, Kim Wiggins began his art career sculpting miniatures of the wildlife around him. In 1989, Wiggins deliberately leapt from an impressionist style to the dynamic, dramatic expressionist style for which he is known today, populating his canvases with ribbons of color, bulbous clouds, anthropomorphic mountains, sinewy trees and distorted houses. [Puzzle …
Puzzle: Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 51.12cm x 66.52cm
Producer: Big Ben, MB Puzzles, 2008, #04962-U24
Notes: The Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands) is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps. [Wiki]
Beautiful photos of the region: http://www.berneroberland.be/
Puzzle: Istria, Pula, Croatia
Size: 1000 pieces
Dimensions: 51.12cm x 66.52cm
Producer: Big Ben, MB Puzzles, 2008, #04962-Z11
Notes: Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula. Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. Pula has also been Istria’s administrative center since …
Puzzle: Raising the Dragon by Myles Pinkney
Size: 550 pieces
Dimensions: 61cm x 46cm
Artist: Myles Pinkney
Producer: Ceaco, Glow in the Dark series, 2004
Notes: Looking at a Myles Pinkney painting is like seeing an entire movie in a single frame. First the image catches your eye, then you notice additional nuances as you travel around- and within- each painting. It’s not unusual for someone to have a print for years, …
Puzzle: River of Time by Michael Matherly
Size: 500 pieces
Dimensions: 45.72 x 60.96
Producer: Karmin International, 2007, The art of Michael Matherly
Artist: Michael Matherly
Notes: The works of artist-painter Michael Ross Matherly are collected throughout the world. An Indiana native, he lives on his farm with his wife Debbie and his son Tyler, where they raise horses and enjoy trail riding along the river. They also enjoy camping on the island of their pond …
Puzzle: Goals
Size: 550 pieces
Dimensions: 45.72cm x 60.96cm
Producer: NSI Innovations, Motivational Classics by Successories, Inc., #32133
Notes:
A goal is a desired result an animal, person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve—a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.
It is roughly similar to purpose or aim, the anticipated result which guides reaction, or an …