Brand spankin’ new, hot off the laser cutter — a new puzzle! Is it just me or do jigsaw puzzles really RULE? I love ‘em, I literally can’t walk by one in progress without stopping to work on it. I think this kind of stuff really speaks to me, a mix of art and “object” – it goes all the way back to the lunch box and TV tray paintings I used to do and this idea of taking something from childhood and appropriating it for adult use. (Okay the puzzles are not pornographic like the lunch boxes were. Yet. <g>) Why should art just be this static thing that lives only on your wall? I really dig the idea that people can play with their art.
So here they are in all their multi-piece glory, just in time for the holidays! The completed puzzles are 12 x 16 inches, the color is lush and lovely, the spiral cuts are intricate and mesmerizing. They come in a nifty round canister, each of which will be signed and numbered. The edition for this puzzle is only 50, they are $50 each (plus shipping), and they have 50 pieces — just kidding! They actually have 192 pieces — *that* oughta keep you busy for a while! Please email me if you want one (that way I can make sure I don’t run out and you can pick your shipping method — isamaras@mac.com). I’d like to put a little “Buy It Now” button on here but this close to the holidays I feel like I need to micro-manage this a bit.
Note: These are not the same as the hand-cut wooden puzzles (edition of 10) that I had in LA for the “Monster Ballads” show — these are more traditional cardboard puzzles, 1/16th inch thick, hence they are much more affordable! It’s still a limited edition release tho’, so if you reeeeally want one, don’t wait around too long.
Did I mention I *love* jigsaw puzzles?
10 responses so far ↓
The Illustration Holiday Shopping List « Words and Pictures // December 14, 2007 at 8:26 pm |
[...] more about this special item here and make sure to visit Isabel’s website to see more of her [...]
Colin // December 15, 2007 at 8:06 pm |
I bought one of the Frankenstein LE puzzles at the Copro Nason show as a gift for a friend of mine, and he LOVES it. L O V E S it. More, please!
Paul Martincic // January 10, 2008 at 4:12 am |
Dear Isabel:
Hell Yes I want a puzzle!
Your stuff is amazing!!!
I was surfing looking for pin-up art when I found a link to your site on QueenpinDeluxe.com.
I love your technique and the humanization of the monsters by setting them in classical paintings is pure fun!
ALL of your work is good.
And there’s so much of it!
I hope that I am not too late in requesting a puzzle of “Song of Birth: The Three Magi.”
It would be a great way to own one of your works and I would love to see the looks on the faces of my family when they see this wonderful work!
All the best,
Paul Martincic
zombelina // January 10, 2008 at 6:21 am |
Hey Paul — I’ve got a couple left, I’ll drop you an email! (isabel)
Too Scarry? « i feel it too // February 6, 2008 at 7:33 am |
[...] the adult world. I painted on old tin lunch boxes, drew up a coloring book, and am now making jigsaw puzzles because these all seem like perfectly okay things for adults to have in their lives too. [...]
Unicornbread « i feel it too // February 8, 2008 at 8:05 am |
[...] otherwise known at Myron, otherwise known as the guy who hand-cut the incredible wooden puzzles for the Monster Ballad show, plays a mean uke and loaned me a heap of CDs including “My [...]
Puzzling « i feel it too // December 9, 2008 at 12:06 am |
[...] done a slightly larger edition of laser cut cardboard puzzles, you can read about ‘em here. There’s actually a couple of those left (signed and numbered!) if you’re puzzling [...]
Framed! « i feel it too // January 20, 2009 at 12:20 am |
[...] keep hearing rumors that some of you are framing the “Song of Birth: The Three Magi” monster puzzle and I’ve been ever so curious to see what that might look like — Patti in Iowa was kind [...]
Lady Hillary // January 29, 2009 at 6:18 pm |
Awesome puzzle! Are prints available?
zombelina // January 29, 2009 at 7:12 pm |
I haven’t done many prints to date (for a number of reasons I wont bore you with right now) but there will be more prints in the future, I promise! Check back in after my May show at the Shooting Gallery in SF. OH! And there *IS* a small print that comes with the special Limited Edition of the book coming out this spring!