Serendipity "Cute as a Kitten" Jigsaw Puzzle

Serendipity jigsaw puzzles are of the highest quality at the best prices anywhere and their selection continues to grow as new artists develop designs.

Jigsaw puzzles keep your mind sharp and hone your problem solving skills. Puzzles have been a fun family activity for centuries.

Features:

* 125 Piece Children's Puzzle
* Large Pieces
* Size: 12 1/2 x 14 1/4
* MADE IN THE USA
* Artist: Kayomi Harai

About The Artist:

Kayomi Harai was born in Osaka, Japan and began drawing when she was very young. She always has had a deep interest in animals, especially the big wild cats and domestic cats. As painting gave her great joy, she decided to pursue her career as an artist. She worked as a commercial art illustrator and a free-lance animal portrait artist in Japan before she moved to California in 1991. When she paints an animal, the eyes always come first. She thinks that the most attractive feature of all cats is their expressive eyes. They convey what the cat is thinking and feeling, and they also determine the mood of the painting. Her paintings often includes two or three animals so she can show their interactions, motions, and behaviors. Her backgrounds are made somewhat mysterious using soft delicate colors. She likes to imagine that the animals’ life stories are being captured in her images.

The History of Jigsaw Puzzles
The history of jigsaw puzzles is a puzzle, too! Most historical accounts attribute John Spilsbury with the invention of jigsaw puzzles (circa 1767) when he glued maps to wooden backing and cut along geographic lines to create jigsaw puzzle maps as a teaching aid. Other accounts give the Dutch credit for creating jigsaw puzzles a decade earlier. By the mid 1800s, Germany and France were cutting jigsaw puzzles with interlocking pieces. The industrial revolution brought us die-cut puzzles around 1890, and by 1909, jigsaw puzzles were so popular that Parker Brothers devoted an entire factory to jigsaw puzzle production.

Today, we are seeing a revival in jigsaw puzzle popularity among young and old alike. As an alternative form of entertainment in an electronic age, jigsaw puzzles offer a unique say to keep our minds sharp.