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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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Mermaid's baby |
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$50 (SOLD)
Description:
Twisty pieces from an abstract embryonic mermaid, can you see it? Can you see anything else?
Materials:
Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Heart plant |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
Did you know that hearts grow from other hearts? Well in this piece of jigsaw art they do! Magenta and yellow heart pieces are connected by green and blue stems. If picked up by the top heart the side branches bend down, looks neat. Interlocking.
Materials:
Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Sword |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
Double sided sword (doble edge?) 172 piece puzzle cut in Cocobolo wood with nice contrasting coloration. Can be picked up and held vertically from the blade point or from the handle.
Materials:
Wenge wood, polyurethane. Wooden Jigsaw puzzle.
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Flowing Reversible |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
Stained on one side, painted on the other, can you flip it over? A slight influence by Diana Kaiser on this puzzle as well.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, water based stain, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Heart |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
Lovers and cardiac patients adore hearts. This one was dumpped during an art show and a piece disappeared. I have replaced the piece and intentionally left the color slightly different. History!
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Set of Blue backed Starfish |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
The series of blue backed starfish. All can be picked up by a star tip. All with different cuts. Special price for the group. Two small starfish and two medium starfish.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, interference paint, candy sprinkles, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Blue and Gold Fan |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
Influenced by photos of puzzles made by Diana Kaiser provided to me by master jigsaw cutter John Stokes (www.custompuzzlecraft.com). Modification, repainted.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Reflective Colors |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
Big influence by the Colombia artist Elmar. I love the colors and covered with epoxy makes for a very attractive piece.
Materials:
Metallic acrylic paints, polyurethane, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Brown and White |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
This puzzle pattern was cut about 3 months before I got the inspiration for the cutting style and size of the pieces I'd use. Shouldn't be difficult if you pay attention.
Materials:
Rosewood stain (wb), polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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62 Piece Starfish |
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$75 (SOLD)
Description:
I've considered continuing my starfish line with several this size or a bit larger. I love this puzzle. Pieces are small, 62 in total.
Materials:
Metallic acrylic paints, glass beads, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Multi-Headed Worm |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
Similar type puzzle to the brown and white but with rounded edges. Completely INTERLOCKING, thus it can be picked up as one piece.
Materials:
Red mahogany stain (wb), polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Arrow Puzzle |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
I stopped to ask directions, go this way, go that way, suddenly an arrow puzzle jumped into my mind.
Materials:
Metallic acrylic paints, glass beads, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Perfect Circle |
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$350 (SOLD)
Description:
I consider this to be my best scroll sawing effort to date. A genuine piece of art.
Materials:
Water based stain and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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5 Circles |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
5 interconnected colorful circles, cut and glued back together after painting. The idea of the circles came from a Christmas ornament pattern I saw and liked.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Zig Zag |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
A creation from a doodle. I hope to make a larger puzzle with from the same doodle but with a different style of cutting.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Purse |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
A 3D creation. A magnetic puzzle. 24 triangular magnetic pieces on both sides of the purse. Sorry, but it doesn't open.
Materials:
Acrylic paints, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Red-tipped Starfish |
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$75 (SOLD)
Description:
# 1 of a series of 4 blue backed starfish, all with different cuts.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Silver-lined Starfish |
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$50 (SOLD)
Description:
# 2 of a series of 4 blue backed starfish, all with different cuts. Even though this one is simple, I like it a lot.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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3 Hearts. |
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$75 (SOLD)
Description:
A large and 2 small hearts attached, blue red with all red on the other side to increase diffiulty.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Money |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
A modified dollar sign named Money by my grandson!
Materials:
Acrylic paints, gorilla glue, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Candy Starfish |
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$50 (SOLD)
Description:
# 3 of a series of 4 blue backed starfish, all with different cuts.
Materials:
Candy sprinkles, polyurethane, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Big Purple Starfish |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
I have this thing for starfish especially those that a purple or lavender.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Pastels |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
Just in one of those moods where simple color was all I needed.
Materials:
Water based stains mixed with acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Legs |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
I've been wanting to do a puzzle with contrast staining and I think curves really express the contrast. At ArtOmatic, this puzzle appeared to be the most popular.
Materials:
Water-based stains and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Cloudy Starfish |
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$75 (SOLD)
Description:
# 4 of a series of 4 blue backed starfish, all with different cuts.
Materials:
Acrylic paint, interference paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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3 Pointers |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
I wanted a square knobbed polygonal puzzle and this is what came out.
Materials:
Water based stains, polyurethane, acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Just Playing |
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$50 (SOLD)
Description:
I have long had the small circles cut for a prior project that didn't work out. I decided to try to cut wild pieces! Result!
Materials:
Water based stains, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Manta Ray |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
The shape resembles a Ray. Each piece has a different surface texture.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, lightly stained, wb-polyurethane.
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Lobster |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
I really like the lobster/scorpion shape. Sea creatures were consumed by the lobster!
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint.
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Bars and more bars |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
A similar idea as with the diamonds but without the high contrast.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stain, wb-polyurethane.
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Magnetic Leaves |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
A doodle (can you believe that?)that became a puzzle.
Materials:
Magnetic wooden jigsaw, each piece individually colored with a mixture of acrylics and Gorilla glue.
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EastNorthWest |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
An inspirational doodle, a really neat puzzle with vacancies in the border.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stains.
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Sombrero |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
I love these little knobby cuts and an array of colors, only found in bright sombreros, ha ha ha.
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Life |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
I doodle a lot and this was one of them. The doodle didn't exactly look like this puzzle.
Materials:
Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paints, contains LIFE.
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Pimples the Pumpkin |
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$100 (SOLD)
Description:
Ha ha. Larges pieces with similar curves create this little challenge.
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Acrylic paint and Gorilla glue. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Woodstocker |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
This is another doodle that just happen to resemble Charlie Brown's pet bird.
Materials:
Water based stains and acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Santa's Boot |
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$75 (SOLD)
Description:
Ho-ho-ho, Santa was grinding coffee when a dog started chewing on his boot, he fell over spilling paints all over it, then he gave it to ME. Took me 1.5 hours to put this puzzle together.
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Glue and coffee topped with acrylic paint and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Small Seahorse |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
Don't we all like seahorses? One of my favorites, originally not magnetized but was a bear to keep together.
Materials:
Epoxy, magnets. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Spherical Junction |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
I'm a big fan of my tray puzzles but I wanted a bright one and one in which the border intruded into the puzzle area.
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Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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LoopTloop |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
A doodle with curvy brightly colored pieces, eye catching.
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Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint.
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Propeller |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
A doodle, more of a pastel mood in this creation.
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Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Snowflake |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
Another favorite. Snow, hey I was born in the south where snow was rare. Snowflakes are beautiul, can't say the same for shovelling and driving in it!
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Acrylic paints dragged through the epoxy coating. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Dagger |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
Too many movies!
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Acrylic paints, thin rope, a touch of epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Sectional Star |
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$300 (SOLD)
Description:
The color blending done in the puzzle Elegance stimulated me to do more.
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Blended acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Moon |
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$200 (SOLD)
Description:
One of my first puzzles, 28 inches from tip to tip. Big pieces, little pieces.
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Big regular wooden jigsaw puzzle, with several small tray puzzles, acrylic paint, we-polyurethatne.
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Lightning |
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$250 (SOLD)
Description:
A local blue ribbon winner. A doodle initiated creation and after the puzzle was cut the paint was ordered to create lightning.
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Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint.
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Sprinkles the Dog |
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$125 (SOLD)
Description:
Momma, lets bake some cookies and put sprinkles on top...well.
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Epoxy and sprinkles. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Saints |
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$60 (SOLD)
Description:
A commission puzzle for the owner of 2 great danes, beautiful dogs, very friendly, thank goodness!
Materials:
Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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Alien Mask |
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$150 (SOLD)
Description:
Triangular shapes was the inspiration but the final shape gave it the name.
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Water based stains and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.
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butterfly |
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$50 (SOLD)
Description:
A doodle, a familiar shape.
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Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint, interference paint.
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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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