Artist: Anne Bentley
Maker and Year: Galison,
Count: 1,000 pieces
Final size: 27 x 20″
Piece Type/Variety: Ribbon cut, one shape
Piece quality: Average
Skin irritation: Yes
I remember now why I don’t care much for Galison puzzles. They hurt my skin. Not enough to wear gloves this time, but I did wash my hands frequently. Pieces are all the same (well, horizontal ones are narrower and vertical ones more square, so at least you can differentiate that way) and I had quite a few false fits- including one that made getting the border right take quite some time. Someone before me had got stuck in the same spot, I could tell because all the knobs looked stressed. Doing the areas of all one flat color- the background sea and green land, became a trial-and-error thing. I put together the signs first because I wanted to leave the fun part for last and end on a good note- and the animals were fun to do. One piece (off a fish’s nose on the left) had the color layer missing on a knob, I made a little patch. Another piece missing entirely, so I made a replacement.
Tested it visually on my college kid and his partner: took them a few minutes to find it!
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