“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -Smithsonian Magazine, 1990
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“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -Smithsonian Magazine, 1990
© Bill Bell/Art Licensing Int'l
Experience the magical brilliance and profound talent of artist Bill Bell in this one-of-a-kind masterpiece created exclusively for Stave! Read the story below.
For years I've wanted to commission a Stave artist to do a fanciful scene of how Stave puzzles might have been crafted in jolly olde England 400 years ago. Ideally the artist should have an illustrative style like Bill Bell, one of our most popular artists. Bill was just too famous and too busy to get involved with little Stave Puzzles. Besides, he lives in New Jersey—too far away for easy collaboration.
But recently, and magically, Bill Bell visited Staveland. So I told Bill about my crazy idea and showed him my sketch of the Stave workshop. Bill was excited! He loved it. His eyes lit up and he started asking a zillion questions of how our puzzles are crafted. He then hopped in his car and drove back to New Jersey where he immediately started sketching and painting the scene.
A few weeks later he reappeared with his semi-finished work-in-progress. To say we were blown away is an understatement. But he was having trouble figuring out how to humorously portray the crafting of our puzzles. After some serious brainstorming he headed back home. During the trip his imagination solved the problem. Three weeks later he reappeared with his finished masterpiece showing the Stave Gravity Grinding Picture Pixilater in all its glory. How ingenious! We are astounded by his inventiveness and humorous details.
Every time we gaze upon this marvelous scene we discover new clever details, just as you will even after assembling your puzzle five times. This is a scene which keeps on giving! And it will give you and your loved ones hours of fun and entertainment!
Made-To-Order: Every puzzle we make is handcrafted - piece by piece. Because of this, it's impossible to know exactly how many puzzles we can cut in time for holiday delivery. Our experience allows us to make a really good, educated guess, but it's all up to our amazing team of puzzle cutters. We are committed to family fun and want your holiday season to be spectacular and magical. We'll do our best to get each and every order cut and delivered by Christmas. If we find we just can't make it happen, we'll contact you as soon as possible and send you a promise certificate to put under the tree and give you a discount of 40% off* for accepting delivery in January. If you need something for immediate delivery, please visit the InStock area of our website.
*40% off applies to puzzles with a full price over $400 (excluding Limited Editions). Other exclusions may apply.
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Requires extra concentration |
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Requires extra concentration & patience |
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Requires extra concentration, patience & aspirin |
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Requires extra concentration, patience, aspirin & Valium |
| Tricks | |
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Hors d'oeuvres-taste Stave shenanigans. |
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Faint of heart? This may be your limit? |
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Be prepared to do battle. |
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If they made Pepto Bismol for the brain, this is when you would need it. |
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What part of 'impossible' don't you understand? |
| Tormentors | |
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You’re feeling like a genius! |
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You start to strain your brain! |
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Frustration creeps in! |
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The real agony begins! |
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Hair pulling, expletives, and screaming ensue! Get the POINT?! |
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If you haven't gotten the POINT yet... ☠️ |
| Troublemakers | |
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Holy Smokes! You did it! |
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You feel feverish as your temperature begins to rise. |
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Requires you to loosen your collar and let out some steam. |
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Be prepared for an eruption, you might as well throw yourself into an inferno! |
| Treats | |
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Good for your heart. |
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Gets your heart racing. |
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Your heart might skip a beat. |
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Time to monitor your heart rate. |
