Queen Bee by Kari Lehr
Artist: Kari Lehr
Puzzle Designer: Jasen Robillard
Dimensions: 37.5 cm x 37.5 cm
Piece Count: 529
Difficulty: 5 out of 5
Proceeds from the sales of this puzzle support Highbanks Society. Highbanks Society is a Calgary-based non-profit organization that provides individual family accommodation and integrated support services for young mothers (16-24 years of age) and their children. Over 500 teen mothers give birth in Calgary every year. Many of these teen mothers face isolation, poverty, low rates of education, and underemployment. The young women who reach out to Highbanks for help are typically on the verge of homelessness, too often as a result of leaving stressful, abusive homes and relationships.
Highbanks aids these young women and children with affordable housing, case management, food security, budgeting, education enrollment, parenting support, and daily living skills. Highbanks’ program platform is designed to shift young vulnerable mothers into a resilient life approach with a commitment to education, supportive beliefs, behaviours, and coping skills.
We encourage you to donate directly to the Highbanks Society!
Kari is well-known for her mesmerizing bear and wildlife portraits. In Queen Bee, another of her print bestsellers is offered in puzzle format. While Knight Watch provides an enjoyable mini puzzle diversion, Queen Bee will provide a larger format yet equally honey sweet puzzle for the Mama Bears and Queen Bees in your lives.
Read more about this design at our Deep Dive Design Blog.
Made in Canada.
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CanadaQueen Bee
Really enjoyed the puzzle. Liked the whimsy and the whimwhams.
United StatesStunning Puzzle
A challenge and a pleasure.
CanadaQueen Bee
We enjoyed the puzzle and the extras but we have come to realize that we have graduated to higher level puzzlers. We were actually able to complete this puzzle quicker than we used to be able to complete them. We are looking forward to the latest release that is said to be the most difficult yet. We are saving our money in anticipation of getting after it when we get it. We have many of these puzzles and they are so impressive. Thank-you.
CanadaFantastic Puzzle - First of Many
I really enjoyed this puzzle. Yes it’s expensive but I treated myself as a reward for surviving another year end and I’m glad I did. I won’t be selling as I plan to keep and start a collection. One piece has a tiny defect but overall it’s in good shape. I like the wooden box too. The smell is strong (wood product) but it does weaken. Some people who like to look at a big picture on the box or poster inside might appreciate a larger image to look at but it doesn’t bother me. Great job and love that they are made in Canada.
CanadaBrilliant puzzle!
This is a fantastic puzzle. So clever and beautiful. I love all the little details in the artwork AND in the puzzle pieces. Every time I put something together that I hadn’t realized went together, I get a little rush of joy! HOW COOL! I thought the alternate puzzles would be confusing, but they weren’t at all. While a puzzle piece can match up with two different pieces (match with one piece for the main puzzle, match with another piece for the alternate), the colours are very different for the main vs alternates. So I didn’t end up incorrectly matching pieces while doing the main. I DID need to look at the colour pictures on the website to do the alternates though. Without them, I wouldn’t have been able to figure out the alternates. Queen Bee was a super experience. I’ve become a StumpCraft addict!