A BUDE based designer has attended the inaugural UK national jigsaw puzzle championship event to reveal her latest puzzle design.
The championship featured two categories; solos and pairs; and in each the competitive puzzlers raced to complete a never-before-seen 500-piece puzzle. Such was the secrecy, even the identity of the artists behind the puzzles were not revealed until the event began.
Time for Tea, designed by Georgia Breeze, was a celebration of the great British cuppa, with a plethora of vintage teacups and teapots. They included a nod to the Bude-based illustrator’s home county with Cornish-ware. The puzzle was the featured competition piece for the Solos category which brought together 200 entrants and the winner, Emma Quirke of Ireland, completed it in an impressive 41 minutes 55 seconds.
“It has been so difficult keeping this under wraps in the run-up to the event – coming here today and seeing the reactions of all the puzzlers when Time for Tea was finally revealed, was so exciting ,” explained Georgia. “ I have been overwhelmed meeting so many fantastic and welcoming puzzlers here at the event, definitely a day I won’t forget”
The jigsaw design was received well by the event’s participants, and Georgia was on hand to sign puzzles throughout the day.
Puzzle manufacturer Ravensburger sponsored the event. The company’s puzzle development expert, Sindy Randall, who was instrumental in selecting artists for the competition puzzles said “Georgia’s work is so full of fun and warmth, and this image was so fitting for the championship – we knew as soon as we saw it that Time for Tea would be perfect. We were so thrilled to see the smiles from competitors as soon as the puzzle was revealed.”
This is the fourth jigsaw puzzle designed by Georgia Breeze that Ravensburger has produced – with the first being launched in 2024.