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35. Balalaika Part 3: The artist, cubism, and the painting
Information about cubism and the artist Thorvald Hellesen, his 1916 painting Balalaika, and my attempt to understand the image (about 4600 words; 18…
Jan 31
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34. Balalaika Part 2: Mary Lee Smyth – puzzle-maker
How Mary Lee Smyth got into wooden puzzle-making at the top, returned to it later as a hobby, and began to again do it professionally during the Covid…
Jan 26
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33. Balalaika Part 1; assembly and review
Illustrated in-depth review and assembly journal of a hand-cut puzzle made by Canadian cutter Mary Lee Smyth with an image by cubist painter Thorvald…
Jan 22
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October 2023
32. StumpCraft’s mini-puzzles, and minis in general
9 small puzzles = 1 very long essay + 3 digressions; a review of the nine taster puzzles that StumpCraft released in 2023. (about 7600 words; 25…
Oct 23, 2023
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September 2023
31. The history of StumpCraft
A history of the StumpCraft company and an introduction to its new co-designer Siri Olson (about 3400 words; 16 photos)
Sep 27, 2023
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August 2023
30. Vintage puzzles made by Chad Valley
A brief history of the Chad Valley Company, two small puzzles they made, and digressions about puzzle libraries and packaging. (about 4000 words; 21…
Aug 24, 2023
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29. A Vancouver Island map puzzle
A “mental map” of Vancouver Island drawn and turned into a 465 piece jigsaw puzzle by Pacific Puzzle Co. (about 3800 words; 22 images)
Aug 1, 2023
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May 2023
28. Rocky Mountain Creators
A review of three inexpensive 6mm thick (¼”) jigsaw puzzles made by a small Canadian company that shows considerable technical improvement in 2023…
May 29, 2023
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27. Sr. B’s The Garden of Opportunity
A puzzle review, but mostly this is an essay about the image's Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyne De Morgan, her husband, and their legacy (about 4500 words…
May 17, 2023
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March 2023
26. Bird puzzles with holes in them
Comparison and assembly of two shaped puzzles with dropouts; Songbirds and Lovebirds from Puzzle Lab; (about 4600 words; 61 images)
Mar 28, 2023
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26. Bird puzzles with holes in them
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25. StumpCraft retro-reviews
Reviews of four StumpCraft puzzles that I assembled before beginning this newsletter/blog
Mar 13, 2023
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24. Puzzle Lab retro reviews
Reviews of four puzzles made by Puzzle Lab that I assembled before I launched this newsletter/blog, (about 3000 words; 9 photos)
Mar 7, 2023
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