Owl & the Pussycat's Wedding

This is the second and most impressive in a series of four commissions to Heather Prydderch of Owen Wood illustrations to the Owl & The Pussycat by Edward Lear. I found the book after seeing a British Jigsaw Library puzzle of this image brought to a BCD meeting in 2017 (no6384 cut by Dick Sawbridge).

Having started the series in 3D-enhanced style Heather had created a challenging precedent! She rose to the task magnificently, but the size of the jigsaw needed to be larger to work with the highly detailed 2-page image. The result is a 670pc jigsaw of dazzling complexity, with shaped outline, dropouts and many levels.

The series consists of The Owl & the Pussycat Went to Sea, The Piggy-wig’s Ring, this jigsaw and They Danced on the Shore. The Owen Wood book includes some Lear Limericks and Genest Le Colimacon has also cut three of the limerick illustrations for me, in figure-it-out style.

Artist: Owen Wood
Date: 2020
Brand: Puzzlewood
Material: plywood
Nationality: British
Number: 801
Pieces: 670
Series: The Owl And The Pussy-Cat
Size: 53.5 x 38cm
Theme: 3D-enhanced
Title: Owl & Pussycat’s Wedding