I’m working on this fun collage this weekend! It’s slow going as sitting at the puzzle board is difficult for me at the moment; but I’m enjoying whatever time I can get, and every piece that fits with another makes me happy. 🙂
I may work on a smaller puzzle on the white board in bed, the White Mountain puzzle is too large to fit the white board. I might start working on a 300 or 500 piece to keep me occupied in my room. I’m completely addicted, but it doesn’t upset me the least little bit; puzzling keeps my brain from turning to mush!
MOMA Frank Stella (Firuzabad) by Frank Stella – Galison – 750 pieces
MOMA Frank Stella is a gorgeous geometric puzzle that caught my eye immediately, and I was so happy to be able to assemble it for review. The image is fantastic for puzzling, and I enjoyed the assembly very much!
I was happy to see that on the Galison website most puzzles have a picture of the actual assembled jigsaw so that you can see the shapes of the pieces. You can clearly see that this puzzle doesn’t only have one piece shape; in fact, it’s a random cut. Even better!
This puzzle had very good quality; the pieces are a good thickness and fit together well with an excellent variety of shapes. My one issue was that many of the edge pieces didn’t connect together, they merely sat next to one another until interior pieces made connections. I saw when initially sorting the puzzle that this would be the case, and didn’t try to start with the edges as I normally would to avoid unnecessary frustration.
Blocks of color in a puzzle make me very happy, so you can imagine how much I enjoyed this assembly! It was a Goldilocks assembly; not too hard, not too easy – just right! This was after one day of work…
Color by color is how this one was put together, and it made for extremely fun puzzling! The colors are bright and beautiful, the shaped aspect made it more interesting, and the overall assembly was highly entertaining.
I loved this puzzle, and if the image looks like one you’d enjoy it’s highly recommended!
Details:
Title:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MOMA Frank Stella (Firuzabad)
Artist:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Frank Stella
Brand:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Galison
Piece count:Â Â Â 750 pieces
Size:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Approx. 24 x 16 in. (61 x 41 cm)
Purchased:Â Â Â N/A, sent for review
Quality:
Board:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Very good
Cutting:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Very good
Image:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Excellent
Box:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Excellent
Fit:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Very good
Puzzle Dust:Â Â Â Small amount
Piece cut:Â Â Â Â Â Random cut
Piece shapes:Â Â Very good variety
Finish:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Slightly shiny finish, lays flat
Overall Rating:Â Â Â Very good, recommended
I received this product at no cost in order to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are truthful and 100% my own.
Courtyard Wash by Tuula Burger – Ceaco – 750 pieces
Meh. Wasn’t bad, wasn’t great, the flowers atop the wall were the most difficult part. It’s a Ceaco puzzle, so you can never be certain of the quality. It was fair, but perhaps this image is just not my pile of pieces.
I like bright colors, patterns, etc., but this one….just…..nope.
Is it just me or are these creepy dolls? They look like they know things they shouldn’t. 😕
I am draggin’ butt this morning; I am still in bed and pretty much lack the energy to do anything at all today–even jigsaw puzzles. 😱
Many people who assemble puzzles are annoyed by “puzzle dust” in the box and on their boards. Us hardcore puzzlers know that if you need energy to puzzle you snort that Puzzle PCP and you’re raring to go!!
American Diner by Steve Crisp – White Mountain – 1000 pieces
It’s been a while since I’ve done a White Mountain puzzle that wasn’t a collage, and I’m not gonna lie, it was a little weird at first! This was very entertaining though, and it got done quickly – not being able to sleep is a good thing if you need help getting enough puzzle time. 😉
Steve Crisp’s artwork makes for fantastic puzzling, if you haven’t assembled one of his puzzles I absolutely recommend you give them a try. They’re beautiful, detailed, colorful, and just altogether great fun.
I love this dancer, she looks like all she cares about is enjoying herself and dancing – she reminds me of me. 💃💃
Look who’s on the wall – Marilyn, Elvis, and James Dean! I didn’t notice them on the box image, it was fun to see it up close in the finished puzzle. Jailhouse Rock Elvis was sexy! (I was a weird kid in the 70’s and 80’s and LOVED Elvis just as much as George Michael, Journey, and many others – I make no excuses 😎)
I really enjoyed this one, if you come across a copy it’s definitely recommended!
My Jigsaw Journal 