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Started the new financial year by completing a 1000-piece jigsaw of "Drawing Hands" by M.C. Escher.
The sense of accomplishment derived from completing a large, intricate jigsaw of a great painting is the closest that an art lover with a complete absence of talent will ever get to being a painter. And the intimate relationship that one enters into with every minute detail of the painting while figuring out which piece goes where is incredibly rewarding.
This is the latest in a series that has already encompassed the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's masterpieces on the Sistine Chapel ceiling and altar wall and is scheduled to include three more Escher works and five Van Goghs.
hey, how cool! I love jigsaw puzzles myself..especially the 1000-piece ones. I have two of those, one of a yacht (wink, wink) and the other is some Austrian city..had abandoned both midway 'cos I was having trouble piecing together the background..but your post just inspired me..shall get to work on the yacht asap. Btw, how do you keep the entire thing together? Mine look pretty huge..I heard there's some special glue thingy that holds the pieces toether..or should I simply try framing the thing when I am done?
ReplyDeleteCheerios.
Yup, there's a jigsaw glue that you can apply once you're done. I have an imported bottle appropriately labelled, but I suspect it's nothing more than good ol' Camlin gum (the old-fashioned kind in a bottle).
ReplyDeleteI frame mine once done, using non-reflective glass.
The best way of keeping it together while you're working on it is to use a jigsaw folder (the grey felt background in the photo). It's like an artist's portfolio that has a working surface and flaps that enclose it (like a book's covers) and is held shut with Velcro. Great for holding incomplete jigsaws; and for ferrying them to the framer.
very good.
ReplyDeleteNow, buy a piece of modern art, shred it to pieces, and give it to the artist to put it together.
He'll thank you for the outcome. :-)