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Artist: Michele Amatrulawebsite(opens in new window)
Artisan: Mark Cappitella - Master Hand Cut Puzzle Maker website
Introducing the 3rd puzzle in our Artist & Artisan Series™
This beautiful piece of art by Michele Amatrula provides the perfect combination of colour and composition to make this an incredibly fun puzzle!
This puzzle was first cut by hand on a scroll saw by Mark Cappitella - it was then meticulously hand traced into our software to enable us to produce it in laser cut form - allowing you to enjoy a 'hand cut' puzzle from a master puzzle maker for a fraction of the price!
Here's a video clip of the puzzle being cut by hand on youtube (opens in new window)
Michele Amatrula has a voice and vision unique amongst contemporary photorealist painters. Using skills honed during decades as a leading professional illustrator, she depicts small glimpses of unexpected beauty in everyday life. Her work stands out for both its unexpected subject matter and exquisite portrayal of light and shadow. Michele embraces wear and tear, melancholy moments, and faded glory. In her capable hands, these vintage bottle caps take on the evocative luster of the Dutch Masters.
Both the artist and the artisan are supported by royalty payments from the sale of every puzzle in this series, so by purchasing an Artist & Artisan Series puzzle, you are supporting the arts - thank you!
For more information on the collaborative Artist & Artisan Series, visit our Journal entry: Going back to our roots (opens in new window).
This puzzle comes in our premium quality packaging - a very sturdy box with a magnetic closure. It will look fabulous on your bookshelf or coffee table!
A tricky puzzle, but maybe not as tricky as it looks.
After No 1 in the Art and Artisan series, I went for this rather than the No 2 flamingo because the picture seemed more challenging. But as each bottle cap had a distinctive colour or colours, I think it was still easier than No 1. That said, there was plenty of tricky cutting , including what amount to tricky whimsies (visible if you look carefully at the complete front and back images). Plenty of entertainment as a puzzle, especially if the American brands are mostly unfamiliar, and therefore the wording in bits of text isn’t obvious.
