Keith Haring is one of my favorite artists! I love his fun colorful characters. With all the rain we’ve gotten lately, I need a little brightness in my life.
Eurographics has two styles of piece cut: ribbon (which is what you see here) and random. I’ll be honest; I much prefer random cut. And the big question: How do you know which style you are getting? I contacted Eurographics to find out! As we all know, puzzles are in high demand. As a result, presses (die cuts) are hitting manufacturing limits. To adjust to demands and the lack of manufacturing capacity, Eurographics now uses different dies. And let’s be real, no one wants a puzzle that was cut with a dull die.
I also asked if they anticipated going back to strictly random cut. To which they responded that they hope to, but cannot make any guarantees (understandable – we are living in unprecedented times and no one could have predicted how much demand there would be for puzzles). So if you are looking to give Eurographics a try, it’s like getting an extra surprise when you open your box – will you get random or ribbon?
In terms of the pieces, they are standard thickness and well made. No quality issues. The pieces are glossy – not my personal favorite, but I love Keith Haring and fine art puzzles. I puzzle mainly at night so I have to use a lamp. Glossy puzzles always have glare which sometimes adds to the difficulty. I have found that for puzzles that have bright art, a glossy finish is not annoying. I have a harder time with dark puzzles that have a glossy finish. There was not much puzzle dust – yay!
The fit was secure, but not tight. I could move small sections around without issues. However there was no way I would be able to pick up the entire puzzle.
On to the actual puzzle experience! I am a sorter. I always begin a puzzle by dumping all the pieces on the table and then sorting by color into my trays. If a puzzle has a lot of puzzle dust, I have a small vacuum I use to clean my table after I finish sorting.
I began assembling with the colorful characters – red, yellow, orange, blue, green, and saved my favorite color for last, purple!
Even before I began the puzzle, I was VERY intimidated by the white. So, I resorted all the white pieces – most of them had little black lines which was EXTREMELY helpful!
In a deviation from the norm, I did the edges last. I totally think a puzzle without a border looks naked. 😂
Overall, a highly enjoyable puzzle with a solid mix of challenging and easy sections. Check out my time lapse to see exactly how I pieced it together via Instagram.
Now, Keith Haring has more than just this 1000 piece puzzle as he has a very similar design of 100 pieces that’s perfect to put together with your little one.
Diane aka Bizzle’s Puzzles
Just discovered your blog! And ordered the Keith Haring. Thanks for the rec. Looking forward to my 1st Eurographics!