It's come to this...

I decided to hide from the Nightmare to get things done around the house. 

Progress on the Nightmare

It is slow-going on the Nightmare. And still, it is completely absorbing. 

I started another puzzle

It is diabolical.  A real Nightmare in 1000 irregular grayscale pieces corralled by a sort of - but not really - round border. 

The morning after our family feast

Scrambled egg with Patrick's scone and fruit, perfect. 

My Family

Best family portrait we've made in a long time... maybe ever. 

D'oh!

 

 I was cleaning up the table to arrange the puzzle for admiration when someone flipped the edge of the tablecloth, jumbling the corner. 

So, I guess it's not quite done yet.

Ta-da!

RIP  David Hockney.

 

I turned this puzzle out on June 13 when I heard David Hockney had passed.  Then I listened to, watched, or read  tributes, interviews and remembrances while I sorted and pieced.

It was a joy to learn more about the man, the artist and this work.

Well, today is July 30 and I finally completed the puzzle! It was fun and a labor of sorts but well worth the time and effort.

I'm no David Hockney but I like to think there is a ginormous photo collage in me. I just need to find my subject landscape and kick off the project.

This collage supposed includes fragments of 750 prints. I think I heard that he created 3000 images over 10 days to distill to the final collection. That was 1986 - before digital cameras were accessible.

That's a lot of shutter clicks.