Garden Birds

A quite extraordinarily magical 1050-piece plywood jigsaw puzzle, cut by Sara White in July 1996, as a commission work for Tom Tyler. The puzzle, which features on Page 124 of Tom's wonderful book "British Jigsaw Puzzles of the 20th Century" is cut in Sara's usual expertly crafted interlocking style with incredibly accurate colour line divisions. As a further special feature for dog-loving Mr Tyler, it also includes 34 very accurately interpreted canine "Whimsies", or figural shaped pieces, along with two further, somewhat mushroom-shaped "T " pieces to represent Tom's initials. The outer border has been cleverly cut in an irregular style with various bird wings, leaves and captions contributing to its layout.

The puzzle was very much enjoyed and admired by BCD members at their February 2023 House Party event in Coventry, where it proved quite a challenge for a dedicated group of puzzlers throughout the weekend!

I have now been made aware of a puzzle cut by another true master cutter, Eric Pedley, which features a cut-down version of this same wonderful piece of artwork, now known to have been painted by British wildlife artist Ken Lilly (1929-1996). Carrying the same "Garden Birds" title, its details can be seen Here

Artist: Lilly, Ken
Date: 1996
Brand: White, Sara
Material: Plywood
Nationality: British-England
Pieces: 1050
Size: 19" x 26"
Theme: Birds
Title: Garden Birds