I’ve been working mostly on the palms, and it feels sooo slow. Also, I really wish the temple weren’t so dark. I think there’s about 1000-1500 pieces to go.
Tarzan, 2017-10-22 (RIP Guillermo Mordillo)
Argentinian artist Guillermo Mordillo died during the weekend, aged 86. Mordillo and Loup were the first cartoon artist to feature on Heye puzzles in the ’70s, and many of their images are still in production today. The very first Heye puzzle I ever did was a Mordillo, called Mordillo City. Thanks for all the puzzles, Mordillo! Below is a post I had already written up earlier.
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A Mordillo jungle image, easier than most Mordillos. Managed to lose one piece, maybe because of my cat guests 🙂
I had some help with this one. While my lifestyle is not compatible with having pets, I sometimes get to babysit the cats of my brother’s family 🙂
Leonardo da Vinci, 2013-10-12
This was great! A collage with various works of da Vinci and some text to explain different aspects of his work.
Submarine, 2019-06-28
Since the finished puzzle is different than the image on the box I won’t show it here. There are further details and spoilers about the series on the dedicated page. There is also an individual spoiler page for this puzzle.
According to the backstory, I’m on a cruise, and in the harbour, an old man offers me a ride (on my own!) in his rickety old submarine. Um, I don’t think so, I’ve been on cruises, and the trick is to stay on your balcony reading and sipping a glass of port.
Anyway, the puzzle was fun, as usual. I really like this series, although I’m quite bad at working out the mysteries. The pieces are big and the quality is great, but you should always do the edges last (if you don’t mind a spoiler I’ve explained why on the separate page).
Judith II, 2011-10-15
A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). I like his paintings, which often feature haughty and self-confident looking women, and many of them are available as puzzles, but most are far too difficult. He did a lot of paintings where the only colour was gold (well, more or less), and I’m not doing one of those 🙂 Even this was harder than I expected.
Kitchen Potpourri, 2015-12-26
Another kitchen collage, always enjoyable.
World Famous Buildings, 2015-12-11
Collage with a lot of famous buildings crammed into one image. Amazingly, no Neuschwanstein 🙂
I actually dropped this when I was about two thirds through and had to start over.
Paradise Sunset, In Progress (8)
I’m back in Helsinki and working on Paradise Sunset again. I’m staying for a full month now, and hope to finish the first section before I leave again. Top and bottom are now connected (yay!), and one of the palms is connected to the left and top edges.
The seagulls were actually a bit too far to the right, but now they’re in the right place. There was also a mistake in the top edge, but that should be OK too.
The World: Executive Map, 2016-04-25
Another world map, completed on four pieces of cardboard. Can’t say I remember much about this.
Dortmund, 2019-06-22
So, while shopping with my friend in Dortmund I came across this puzzle with notable buildings from the city (the stadium is missing, though). It was far too expensive (16.90 EUR) for a 500 piece puzzle, but apparently, I’ll pay anything for a puzzle with a Dortmund theme. Please don’t tell Ravensburger!
The brand, atregio, was new to me, but it turned out to be very good, similar to Ravensburger.
A close-up of the Dortmund U, former headquarters of the Union brewery, now a museum for modern art with a fantastic view of the city from the terrasse.
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