I was intrigued by the realistic faces and body-types of this image from Susan Brabeau, and it has not disappointed me. I've been fooling with it for a couple of hours each of the last four days, and it's almost half-done now. I like the variety of piece-shapes and sizes, and the colors are pretty close to what is represented on the puzzle box (that seems rarely to be the case), and that helps me sort pieces with some idea about where the various little stacks will end up fitting. My only complaint to this point is that some of the pieces fit together so loosely that it doesn't take much to unlock them without realizing you've done it.
Here's a look at where I am at the moment - probably won't work on it much more today because I'm watching the Astros vs. Padres game right now, and my guys are struggling to score runs tonight, making it hard for me to concentrate on the puzzle.
I like the larger pieces. And the Susan Brabeau is a wonderful artist.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting used to the larger pieces now, and actually starting to like them, too. I guess I was some kind of traditionalist when it came to the size of the puzzle pieces, but I can see the advantages of the larger pieces. My only problem is that I prefer doing a puzzle of at least 1000, and with the larger pieces they can get pretty large. I've seen a couple of other of Brabeau's puzzles, and will get more of them in future, I'm sure. She's great.
DeleteWysocki has the 1000 larger pieces. You do need some room.
DeleteI work my puzzles on a piece of foam board I got from Hobby Lobby for that purpose (pictured), and it's 40 x 32 inches, so that's my limit. Can't get down on the floor very comfortably anymore, so anything much larger than that becomes a problem. (Well, I can get down there; it's the getting back up that's a problem.)
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