Hey
everyone! It's been a crazy week in the vortex, and I actually feel
guilty that I have not been able to post some
very special news yet to my dear
beloved blog.

It's been a whole DAY! One day since I've been at liberty to share the news. And here I am, feeling downright
remorseful that I was not able to share the big news with you FIRST, dear reader...
But,
you know that I like to put on a good show for you. And truthfully, yesterday I simply didn't have
the time to give this
special news the proper respect
it deserves here, on my blog.
..So, I did
the right thing and I waited 'til
now to post about it.
I
knew you'd understand. (You
always do.)
Oh, wait!
(.
..Did I not tell you the news yet?)
The news is...
We've got puzzles!
I'm so happy to announce my partnership with
Andrews & Blaine! Two 1,000 piece puzzles are now exclusively for sale at Barnes and Noble. They are currently available online, and should be in the stores fairly shortly. Yes, that's right. My Jive Cats™ and
Town Tails™ characters are now the stars of their very own puzzles.
That's pretty cool!
> Community Bridge (Town Tails)
> Jive Cats
You
may remember "Community Bridge" from last year (the blue box above).
This illustration started out as one of my Sketchbook Project 2010 spreads
which I shared with you
here and
here. And
now, almost a year and a half later, it's a big, colorful, fun
puzzle for everyone to enjoy!
If
you visit here with any regularity, you are fairly well-versed (and at least familiar) with my love for the Jive
Cats. They are my well-dressed and charming, sometimes smarty-pants, sometimes geekathon, but
always barrel-of-cuteness kitty cats. and now, all this crazy cute-kitty-cat joy can be shared with
you in this awesome pop-art puzzle.
I can only describe Jive Cats puzzle as, well,
challenging. Maybe even
very challenging. Okay, the words that really comes to mind is
madness. Truth—this one is lying out on my dining room table... and to be honest, it is a bit intimidating... So by now, you are
either running scared,
or, you're
running straight to Barnes and Noble.com to order one! If that is YOU—you enjoy a
fulfilling, heavy-duty (and yes, very entertaining!) puzzle challenge—
please do dig this Jive!
If
you would like to buy one or both of my puzzles, please take advantage
of the Barnes and Noble coupon codes in my most recent newsletter
here and save a little dough!
Also, there is Facebook "Like"
button on both puzzle product pages. If you LIKE my art and LIKE these
puzzles, please do press that little LIKE button on the product pages! Every little LIKE click helps to get the word out
about my puzzles and my work. And, completely seriously, I could not be more grateful for your support and your enthusiasm for my
work. It means the world to me. I am grateful for each and every LIKE. :) ...and every Tweet, and every +1.. but I digress.
You know what I am saying!
Here's to one great big puzzling mystery —
solved! :D