Jig Zone's The Lady of Shalott Puzzle
The Jigsaw puzzle is a Victorian invention that's endured the test of time.
Although jigsaws have remained popular finding idle hours to enjoy them nowadays is an indulgence often reserved for holidays and rainy weekends. During my recent vacation a few such hours were spent agreeably with a 500-piece jigsaw. As I absently matched colours and shapes the cares of everyday dissolved. To share the joy, here's a little online puzzle by Jig Zone featuring Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott. Beware gentle reader jigsaws can be very addictive!
About the painting and poem
The Lady of Shalott is one of artist John William Waterhouse's most celebrated works. This acclaimed painting is a study of poet Lord Tennyson's heroine Elaine of Astolat who dies of grief when her beloved Lancelot rejects her. The painting captures the climax of the poem when the tragic Lady Elaine - The Lady of Shalott - floats down the Shalott river chanting a 'a carol, mournful, holy' dying as she sings.
There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
The Lady of Shalott.
The Lady of Shalott reaches Camelot
Unknown artist, prior to 1887.
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10 comments:
Thank you dear friends for your well wishes for my holiday!
I had a wonderful time with my family and experiencing a new climate in all it's winter loveliness.
Sadly I left my camera behind containing all my holiday snaps! So won't be able to share them until my next visit in about one month’s time!
I am very much looking forward to catching up with you all over the next few days.
Love & Hugs,
Kalianne xo
Ooh, this looks like so much fun. I often like to have a puzzle set up on an old round table in my office. It's a wonderful way to think when you don't want to think!
Welcome home!
I just love puzzles - but yes the time involved is difficult to find these days! An unfinished puzzle laid out on a table was always an invitation to sit and relax for a while.
It's so nice to have you back, and what a wonderful post!
The Blog in Bloom looks lovely here!
Glad to see you back! And thanks for this, its an enjoyable timewaster. I've bookmarked the site......
I also love puzzles.I think you have a wonderful blog.The paintings the flowers,I needed that after today.Hugs Marie Antionette
Welcome back dear friend,
I hope you had a rested time!
My middle son loves puzzles - this is basically what he asks for every year around his birthday. It amazes me how he is able to follow to the pieces and where they go. I love to sew, and I guess a sewing pattern can also be considered a puzzle, lol.
I truly enjoy the poem, it brings back "anne of green gables".
Thank you for visiting me earlier...
blessings and welcome back!
mari
Welcome back dear Kalianne! How you were missed...And to find a Waterhouse puzzle waiting on your site was perfect! Thank you for te link...Have you heard Loreena McKennit's "Lady of Shalott" ? It's wonderful!
Dear Kalianne,
The lady of Shalott: I always felt sad for her, but also a little suffocated: she seemed to live such an indoor life, while outside all was movement. She didn't seem to move much until her last ride on the river...
Thank you for the kind comment about my new bustle that you left on the blog! It was such fun to make, but oh, so many costumers are much more talented than I am. If you check sites like Demode (http://www.demodecouture.com/) or the Greater Bay Area Costumers' Guild (http://www.gbacg.org/), you'll see what I mean!
Very best from across a big pond,
Natalie in Kentucky
Kalianne!!!!
Welcome back!!!! I was just thinking about you last week! Do tell us about your vacation.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful paintings. I love to see paintings like these - enjoyed your post. You always educate me! :)
Your puzzle is wonderful and cleaver :). You always find such interesting history.
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