New Puzzle: Noah's Ark by Sam Millard

One of the aspects I love the most about this puzzle artisan adventure I'm on, is the opportunity to meet great artists from across the country. I had the pleasure of doing just that this past weekend as I planned to hand off the first copy of Noah's Ark by Sam Millard, to Sam herself while I was vacationing in Kimberley!

Our plan was to meet up for dinner at our family's favourite Kimberley restaurant, Pedal & Tap. However knowing that there would likely be a lineup, I suggested a backup plan of meeting at Creme (the local cheese shop). "When someone suggests a cheese shop as a backup meet-and-greet location, I know we're going to get along", Sam said. The rest of the evening was spent enjoying food, drink, conversation and nanaimo bar ice cream before hanging out at a backyard campfire.

The weather cooperated to deliver a rainy Sunday afternoon so that Sam could solve the puzzle guilt-free. Her enthusiastic response to the puzzle was a great relief and exactly the reaction I was hoping for:

"I can’t tell you how beautiful [your] work is. ‘Puzzle’ is a major understatement when talking about [your] masterpieces. I LOVE how [you've] taken the shapes from my painting and recreated them in other parts as puzzle pieces. It’s a puzzle on steroids and the best way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Thank you Jasen, it’s absolutely stunning, I’m completely in love with your work ❤️ "

Woohoo!

As a final word, I'm going to provide a list of the whimsies I've designed into the puzzle. For those of you who want to find all the whimsies, you'll now have a full list. :)

List of whimsies:

• Multi-piece whimsies
• elephant
• hippo
• bear
• Single piece
• cougar at rest
• flamingo
• shark
• fish
• 2x monkeys
• Noah's ark
• 2x birds in flight
• rooster
• camel
• kangaroo
• rabbit
• StumpCraft beaver & maple leaf
• ram head
• giraffe head
• lion head
• Interlocks
• barn swallow
• camel head
• rabbit head
• evergreen tree
• leaf