Category: Dorothy Berry-Lound

By contributing artist Dorothy Berry-Lound

Matchbox Label Collecting

Phillumeny

Collecting is a popular hobby; people collect all manner of things, from autographs to stamps to silver spoons and anything in between. My husband, Graham Irwin collects matchbox labels (which is sometimes known as phillumeny). Before cigarette lighters and central heating, matches were a more common household item, which made them an easy thing to start collecting. Growing A Collection

From picking up discarded boxes on the pavement, the hobby grew to swapping with fellow collectors and buying interesting labels from dealers. Over the years Graham’s collection has reached a modest 5,000 or so labels from all corners of the world. Creating a Matchbox Labels Collage

Whilst making a web page to promote his collection, Graham decided to make a collage of a few labels. He selected about 45 labels from various countries, including Japan, Nigeria, Egypt, Belgium, Pakistan, Rhodesia, Thailand, Trinidad, South Africa, Syria, Hungary, Iran, India, Poland, Austria.

Graham showed me the collage and I thought it would make a great fine art print and jigsaw puzzle. With Graham’s collaboration and approval, I put the collage through a painter program and then uploaded it to my collection at Pictorem.

It makes a fun, colorful and challenging jigsaw puzzle don’t you think?

About the Puzzles

This puzzle is available from Pictorem with free shipping in the USA and Canada.

Unlike traditional printing, this artwork is precisely produced by a sublimation print process. Pictorem utilize heat and pressure to transfer images directly into the surface of the puzzle, bonding the image to the substrate at the molecular level. All protected by a high-gloss varnish.

The puzzles are available in four sizes, 120, 315, 500 and 1,000 pieces. 30 days satisfaction guaranteed.

Links:

Matchbox Labels Collage Jigsaw Puzzle: https://www.pictorem.com/423132/Matchbox%20Label%20Collage.html

Graham’s matchbox label collection: https://www.compassion-in-business.co.uk/matchbox-labels/

Click to learn more about the artist: Dorothy Berry-Lound.

By contributing artist Dorothy Berry-Lound

Did you know that challenging puzzles activate new parts of your brain? They are great for improving memory and problem solving skills. They are also good for team building and teamwork making them great family activities. Perhaps that is why so many of us like a jigsaw puzzle challenge and are delighted to receive them as gifts. Here are a couple that will that certainly tax your brain!

Pear Blossom Impressions

Pear Blossom Impressions is a photo-art image of pear blossom, created in Impressionist style. The 1,000 piece version should keep you busy for months! Even putting the edge together will take some time. A couple of tree branches provide the anchors around which to construct the puzzle. Well, you have to start somewhere, right? A soothing mixture of greens and yellow, the individual pieces are hard to identify separately. So I think this counts as a jigsaw puzzle challenge, don’t you?

Italian Spring Blossom

Another photo-art image in Impressionist style, Italian Spring Blossom; this time the puzzle is predominantly shades of blue and green. Repetitive shapes and similar color all add to the complexity of the puzzle. As with the puzzle above, the branches provide the anchor points from which to build the image. And again, the limited color range just adds to the level of difficulty.

Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge to Wall Art

The joy of both of these puzzles is that when completed you can frame them and hang them on the wall!

About the Puzzles

The puzzles, by Dorothy Berry-Lound, are available from Pictorem with free shipping in the USA and Canada.

Unlike traditional printing, this artwork is produced by sublimation print. Pictorem utilizes heat and pressure to transfer images directly into the surface of the puzzle, bonding the image to the substrate at the molecular level. All of this is protected by a high-gloss varnish.

The puzzles are available in four sizes, 120, 315, 500 and 1,000 pieces.

Links:

See Dorothy’s portfolio of wall art and puzzle images at https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Dorothy.Berry-Lound

Pear Blossom Impressions – https://www.pictorem.com/401199/Pear%20Blossom%20Impressions.html

Italian Spring Blossom – https://www.pictorem.com/390438/Italian%20Spring%20Blossom%20Van%20Gogh%20Style.html

Note: 30 days satisfaction guaranteed. Free shipping in USA and Canada.

Link to Dorothy’s Art and Puzzles: https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Dorothy.Berry-Lound

Click to learn more about the artist: Dorothy Berry-Lound.

By contributing artist Dorothy Berry-Lound

A video featuring a sample of 25 jigsaw puzzles by Dorothy Berry-Lound which are available for purchase on Pictorem. Click here to browse or shop.

Unlike traditional jigsaw puzzle printing, this artwork is produced with sublimation printing onto high quality stock. Pictorem utilize heat and pressure to transfer images directly into the surface of the puzzle, bonding the image to the substrate at the molecular level. All protected by a high-gloss varnish.

The puzzles are available in four sizes, 120, 315, 500 and 1,000 pieces. An additional joy is that once you have had the fun of putting the puzzles together you can frame them and hang them on your wall!

30 days satisfaction guaranteed. Free shipping in USA and Canada.

Link to Dorothy’s Art and Puzzles: https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Dorothy.Berry-Lound

Click to learn more about the artist: Dorothy Berry-Lound.