Heart Nosed Ned by Dylan R. – MicroPuzzles – 150 pieces

This puzzle had me a little faked out; the border was a bit of a challenge, but I didn’t find the interior of the image overly difficult to assemble. In the end it was a great puzzle that makes me smile every time I see it. 💖🐶

When I started this puzzle it had been almost a year since my last MicroPuzzle was assembled, and I was honestly a bit hesitant – my eyes are almost a year older and surely haven’t gotten any better! My worries were unfounded, all that was needed was good lighting and the pieces seemed to fall into place (as long as I’ve chosen the correct ones of course).

Heart Nosed Ned seems like a puzzle made especially for me. Not only does it look like our beloved Buddy, who left us about a year and a half ago, but it was painted by a young man with autism; if you’re a long-time reader you may remember that both of my sons have autism. Once I saw this beauty on the MicroPuzzles website and read about it’s artist there was no way it wasn’t going to find it’s way home to me. It’s my perfect puzzle!

This is an excerpt from this puzzle’s web page:

The price includes a charitable donation to Art with Intention.  Art with Intention is an art enrichment program for those thriving with autism, Alzheimer’s, down syndrome, cerebral palsy and stroke recovery.

— ABOUT THE ARTIST –– DYLAN R.

Dylan is a young and energetic artist with autism. He shows his creative talents with drawing, painting, and clay. When he has a brush in his hand, he often loves to paint trees and animals. Other activities he enjoys include hiking, kayaking, and DreamWorks cruises. Dylan has been painting with our program since early 2016 and his work has always been a crowd favorite.

As an added bonus, this month’s puzzle subscription box had this fantastic stand to hold your puzzle container. It’s a great help to have the image available and upright so if help is needed you can make sure you’re looking for the correct piece.

I absolutely adored this puzzle – great quality, beautiful image, wonderful artist story – all around fantastic! 😍

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To all our puzzle posse members in Canada – I pray you are all safe and well despite the raging wildfires, and you have my continued prayers for the safety of you and yours, and for a quick end to this horrific situation. Please stay safe, you’re important to us!💖