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- Oct 25
- United States
- Deviant for 13 years
- www.gnomeworkspuzzles.com/
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My Bio
We are GnomeWorks Puzzles, LLC: a company composed of three diligent, dedicated gnomes residing in the Appalachian Mountains. We began this company hoping to offer not only superior quality puzzles but also something fresh and new for puzzle lovers everywhere: contemporary art cut into unusual and fun puzzle pieces. In opposition to most major puzzle companies which focus on the works of old masters, we're here to discover new and interesting contemporary art and, with the permission of the artists of course, craft intricate wooden puzzles as a collaborative and marketable artistic endeavor.
Current Residence: Hagerstown, Maryland
Personal Quote: "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Roald Dahl
Current Residence: Hagerstown, Maryland
Personal Quote: "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." -Roald Dahl
Tools of the Trade
epilog laser, printing press, coreldraw, wacom drawing tablet, wood
Other Interests
wood, woodworking, puzzles, gnomes, printing, all kinds of art, graphic design
History of Gnomes
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The history of garden gnomes is much more recent and well documented than the history of gnome lore itself, but gnomish folklore and the word "gnome" itself seems to have originated in the 1500's. In the 16th century, the Swiss alchemist Paracelsus (whose real name was Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim) used the Renaissance Latin word gnomus in his written works, and he classified theses creatures as earth elementals who "just as fish move through water, or we through air, so gnomes can move through solid earth."
From then onward, European mythologies and folklore represented the gnome as being much smaller than an ave
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Available Now: THE PUZZLER!
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The gnomes have been on a bit of a hiatus waiting for new art to design into puzzles, and, in the meantime, we've come up with a puzzle of our own design created to challenge avid puzzlers on a whole new level. The Puzzler showcases a classic puzzle line cut with a few new bells and whistles - the line swooshes and swoops in an elegant style meant to mimic the swooping, doodley curves of free-hand calligraphy. Because The Puzzler has no whimsys, every line is exactly alike to the lines around it making the assembly intensely challenging. Not only are the lines all the same but The Puzzler has another element to it that makes it our most chall
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I recently finalized our newest puzzle design, Clowns Having A Ball. Even for those of you who (like me) don't like clowns, you'll enjoy the whimsical, warm feel of this work of art, by Tanya McSwain Boylan. For more info on the artist and the puzzle, please see the puzzle description here: http://www.gnomeworkspuzzles.com/View-All/Clowns-Having-a-Ball-Wooden-Jigsaw-Puzzle.html
This particular puzzle design introduces a couple of new puzzle techniques we discovered. Interestingly though, these two new design elements are not at all new to the history of jigsaw puzzles (even gnomes miss things during their research).
The first new design tri
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Thank you everyone for the notes. I just want to let you know that we have been overwhelmed by the response to our puzzles and I will be trying to get back to everyone within the next week. Thank you again for the interest!
Thanks for the 
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!Thanks for the watch 
Congrats to you! Looking forward to my first wooden puzzle.
Much Success.
-Peace
Much Success.
-Peace
Thanks bert6636 it won't be long!