Golem's Heart is an excellent representation of how a collaboration between brilliant minds can produce something greater than the sum of the two!
Robert had the original seed of the puzzle in his Snowflake, a puzzle box assembled from 6 sides to make a lovely box! Lewis worked with him to enhance the complexity of the puzzle with tweaks to the sides and adding in a central piece which is actively working to stay inside or to make constructing the box harder when assembling or disassembling the puzzle.
Lewis also contributed his stunning skills in working with casting unusual materials, and Golem's Heart is constructed from Fossilite, a propietary material made of crushed rock and cast resin composite. Fossilite feels similar to stone in texture and weight, but is an improvement over stone since stone wouldn't be able to be worked as thin as needed for the sides of the puzzle. It is absolutely a wonderfully unusual material that I delighted in simply holding and feeling with my fingers.
This variant is Turquoise which means the pieces come in a lovely rich blue color with veins of copper throughout and a pale frosty core. It feels like a treasure found in the icy depths of an arctic winterland!
While this puzzle comes with a display case, I will be shipping the pieces separately and individually wrapped since when I originally got the puzzle, one piece broke in shipping and needed replacing. I can even send the puzzle fully assembled if the buyer wishes for that. It's tricky as an assembly or disassembly puzzle, so there is no loss either way in terms of puzzling value.
I accept and prefer using Zelle as my payment method of choice.
I
accept Paypal. I prefer Friends & Family due to the IRS tax rules.
But if you rather pay with Goods & Services, I will accommodate that
preference.
I accept Wise for international buyers.
I am willing to consider other payment methods.
Shipping is USPS or UPS
Buyer chooses the shipping service and shipping speed, First Class or
Priority (assuming the package is under the weight limit for First
Class).
Insurance is optional, but buyer has to cover it if it is desired.
I ask the winner to hold off on paying until after I calculate and
message final shipping costs to be added to the final bid.
