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Flurry of Wildflowers by Erin Hanson. Design by David Figueiras and Gema Palacio. 553 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

We love Erin Hanson's paintings, so any puzzle featuring one is a must-do for us.

This has about as high a piece count as we like to go these days. With two people, it took about five hours maybe, spread over three days. A good eye for color really helps in the early stages, and we always felt we were making slow but steady progress.

The larger piece count allowed the designers to include big multi-piece "whimsy" flowers, as well as groupings of smaller whimsies around the edge. It's difficult to figure out what's happening with these as you piece the puzzle together, but you appreciate the artistry towards the end.

All in all, one of our favorite puzzles from Artifact.

#ErinHanson #DavidFigueiras #GemaPalacio #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws

White Clouds and Crimson Trees by Tanomura Chokunyu. 155 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

Despite the small number of pieces, the nature of the picture and the design made this a fun challenge (approx. one 45-minute session with two people).

The design is based on one of the pentagonal tiling patterns discovered by amateur mathematician Marjorie Rice.

Another one done during an (ongoing) multi-day power outage.

#TanomuraChokunyu #Nanga #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws #MarjorieRice #PentagonalTilings #NorEasters

Floating Town by Roch Urbaniak. Puzzle design by Chandler Millwood. 228 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

An average-difficulty Artifact puzzle (approx. two half-hour sessions with two people).

The design is based around V-shaped pieces and you can spot a Flying V guitar among the whimsies. Fun to do during a multi-day power outage.

#RochUrbaniak #ChandlerMilwood #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws

Tea Bath by Stasia Burrington. Puzzle design by Matt Lyon. 210 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

An easy Artifact puzzle (approx. one half-hour session with two people). A nice puzzle with a lot of charm in the image and design. Good to do on a snow day.

#StasiaBurrington #MattLyon #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws #Cats #Tea

Sentinels by Paul Bond. Puzzle design by Tara Flannery. 483 pieces. Made by Artifact Puzzles.

About average difficulty for an Artifact puzzle of this size (three approx. half-hour sessions with two people). Good fun.

#PaulBond #TaraFlannery #ArtifactPuzzles #JigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws

Did the Marbling Infinity Puzzle from Nervous System on a short vacation. Lots of fun and rather challenging for 180 pieces.

In case you haven't seen this cool idea, the picture wraps around, so the pieces on the top edge can be taken out and reconnected at the bottom etc. I.e. the pieces would fill the surface of a torus if they were floppy enough?

It means the way we finished it could (and almost certainly will) look different from the way others will complete it.

Thanks @nervous_jessica

#Jigsaws #JigsawPuzzles #NervousSystem