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PUZZLES
Welcome to Jigsaw Art where puzzles become art.
The puzzles are designed by penciling
draft thoughts on the wood, frequently from doodles created when sitting in front
of the computer. Each puzzle is hand sanded, hand cut with a scroll saw, and sometimes
each piece is handled as many as ten times. Almost all of the puzzle pieces are
cut freehand and not following any pre-drawn lines. The finishes are mainly acrylic
paints or water-based stains.
The result is a puzzle (frequently very challenging) that is also a visual piece
of art that can be placed on your coffee table. Your guests will be delighted and
challenged. Since each puzzle is cut by hand (scroll saw) no 2 puzzles will be identical.
The originality of combining artistic designs with the jigsaw puzzle appealed to
me. Each puzzle I create is unique. They are treated with a lot of care throughout
the process. Sometimes strong magnets are applied to the backs of puzzles so they
can be displayed in an upright position. I have created canvas covered sheet metal
in frames just to hang puzzles on the wall. Imagine displaying a piece of art that
is also a puzzle on your wall.
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Six Partitions |
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$200
Description:
The idea was to make separated puzzles with the separation being lava flowing from a small mountain in the middle.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, water based polyurethane, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Alien Virus |
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$250
Description:
One of a few puzzles created with projections. Weakly based on viruses of bacteria.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Stringy Elmar-like |
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$150
Description:
Elmar influence again, but no epoxy. The black cord defines the color borders.
Materials:
Black cord, metallic acrylic paints, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Circulo Eagle |
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$250
Description:
A creation from a doodle.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Very Hearty |
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$300
Description:
Several hearts within one, several cutting styles, bonus Love.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Blue Scorpion |
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$250
Description:
Outline from hex based black scorpion but more complex pieces with swirls. A prettier presentation.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Heart of the Marimonda |
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$300
Description:
A heart with vibrant colors. Resembles the mask of a Marimonda from the carnaval de Barranquilla.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Black Scorpion |
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$200
Description:
Based on connected hexagons a scorpion appears. I tried this 60 piece puzzle and it took me at least an hour to reassemble.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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The Art of Hidden Lines and Arcs. |
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$250
Description:
The best "art" of the new puzzles. Follow the ends of the extensions and see a straight line or arc.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Brown Seahorse |
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$250
Description:
One of many large seahorses, all different.
Materials:
Magnetic wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paints imbedded in the epoxy covered pieces.
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Rotating Snakes. |
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$300
Description:
A puzzle that contains the work of Akiyoshi KITAOKA who is the master of illusion in my opinion. A puzzle cut along lines of the illusion.
Materials:
Print, epoxy, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Solar palms |
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$250
Description:
I have this parrot that has similar puzzle connections so I wanted to try a puzzle this way. Completely interlocking, can hold in the air from any point.
Materials:
Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Five Flames |
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$250
Description:
During the time period when I was making a few long thin curvy pieces. The surface of this puzzle is very smooth.
Materials:
Water based stain and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Elegance |
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$200
Description:
Something simple, well I really don't know how simple it would be to get all the triangles back correctly.
Materials:
Blended acrylics. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Dragonfly |
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$500
Description:
While photographing some dragonflies I thought it would be cool to make a puzzle of a dragonfly. It took about 6 months to perfect the technique for transparent pieces with good support. I also wanted to get the irridescent colors of dragonflies when light hits their bodeis and wings.
Materials:
Wings-epoxy, sprinkles, interference paints. Body-acrylic paint, gorilla glue, interference paints. Head-acrylic and interference paints, glass beads. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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$250
Description:
199 Pieces. I wanted to do some snake like shapes. The small puzzles take about 30 minutes. Mix them all and ??
Materials:
Water based stains and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Knobbed polys |
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$250
Description:
An old puzzle used for webpage header.
Materials:
Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Magnetic stars |
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$200
Description:
A doodle that should have been a carving but I don't do carvings.
Materials:
Acrylic paint topped with epoxy, magnets inserted in the rear! Ouch. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Mushroom |
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$250
Description:
One of my personal favorites. Part of the idea came from a former co-worker but most of it was just another doodle.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stains, 100% Imagination dust!
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4 sections red |
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$150
Description:
I wanted to try inserting colored filler in a divided puzzle. It worked.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle X 4, stain, play them individually or all at once.
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Diamonds Forever |
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$300
Description:
I wanted to show dramatic contrast with a polygonal shape, in this case - diamonds in a creative setting.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stain, wb-polyurethane.
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Goldilocks |
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$200
Description:
This puzzle is a continuation of the polygonal idea but made with small simple polygons.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, water based stains, wb-polyurethane.
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Gold and Grey |
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$250
Description:
This brain shaped puzzle was another doodle that contains straight edged pieces.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint.
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Octopus |
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$250
Description:
I wanted something different than seahorses so I found a way to cut non perfect circles or circle parts to create the octopus.
Materials:
Magnetic wooden jigsaw, acrylic paint.
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Orange Abstract |
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$200
Description:
I did 3 of these abstract type puzzles and the blue one went fast. What shapes do you see?
Materials:
Magneitc wooden jigsaw, acrylic paint, epoxy.
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Scorpion |
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$250
Description:
On my scorpion/lobster kick. These large pieces are a bit tricky to line up since the edges resemble the inside lines. Changes color depending on light and direction being viewed.
Materials:
Acrylic paints, candy sprinkles in wb-polyurethane, interference paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Sesame Star |
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$100
Description:
The puzzlers have tried this one! Not easy at all, no interlocking pieces, bummer!
Materials:
Sesame seeds, acrylic paints and polyurethane. Magnetic wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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The Shield |
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$100
Description:
The puzzle part of the shield has a layered painting technique. I ask people what can they see in the puzzle, answer - many things.
Materials:
Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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The Smile |
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$250
Description:
Definitely a big mouthed doodle and perhaps a cartoon or Star Wars character.
Materials:
Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Card Table |
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$150
Description:
Didn't we all get caught up in the poker fad?
Materials:
Water based stain and polyurethane, playing cards. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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He Man |
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$150
Description:
For some reason I like the blended yellow-orange paints and wiggly edges to make solving more difficult. Takes about 40 minutes to solve.
Materials:
Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Flames |
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$250
Description:
A leftover became a beautiful piece of art.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paints.
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Since many pieces can be small and
others may have strong magnets, I DO NOT recommend most of my puzzles for
children under 4.
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