Chris Yates
@superyates.bsky.social
Multimedia artist living and working in Butte, Montana. Makes a lot of jigsaw puzzles for some reason or another. www.chrisyates.net
and in other news
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
and in other news
I've updated my gallery with the 123 (!) numbered Bafflers I made this year, complete with very exciting work-in-progress pics of some select commissions. Have a happy and/or puzzling new year! www.flickr.com/photos/30135...
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I've updated my gallery with the 123 (!) numbered Bafflers I made this year, complete with very exciting work-in-progress pics of some select commissions. Have a happy and/or puzzling new year! www.flickr.com/photos/30135...
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Added a couple more things to my Last Chance print sale! Anything in this collection is Buy 2, Get 2 with code TURKEYS: brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
December 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Added a couple more things to my Last Chance print sale! Anything in this collection is Buy 2, Get 2 with code TURKEYS: brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
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One of my favorite works this year was this illustration of a pigeon on a hero's journey, commissioned by my MFA program as this year's student/staff shirt. I later made a risograph print of the image!
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One of my favorite works this year was this illustration of a pigeon on a hero's journey, commissioned by my MFA program as this year's student/staff shirt. I later made a risograph print of the image!
Here's a few more of this year's puzzle commissions! Thanks to all who have supported my crazy little business during this crazy year! If you're interested in a custom handmade wooden puzzle for 2026, don't hesitate to reach out :)
December 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here's a few more of this year's puzzle commissions! Thanks to all who have supported my crazy little business during this crazy year! If you're interested in a custom handmade wooden puzzle for 2026, don't hesitate to reach out :)
I’m homebound and very sore for the holidays, due to slipping on my icy driveway and giving my ribs a good smack on the concrete. At least I have been able to catch up on some important work in the Lego room. Hope folks have a decent Xmas, despite whatever life throws at you!
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m homebound and very sore for the holidays, due to slipping on my icy driveway and giving my ribs a good smack on the concrete. At least I have been able to catch up on some important work in the Lego room. Hope folks have a decent Xmas, despite whatever life throws at you!
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Meanwhile, in Sweden, they are building a huge Christmas goat, out of straw. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
December 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Meanwhile, in Sweden, they are building a huge Christmas goat, out of straw. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4...
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Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England
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"No Clue", 2021 - one of the last puzzles I made in Ocean City, and yes it is fully playable!
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"No Clue", 2021 - one of the last puzzles I made in Ocean City, and yes it is fully playable!
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Eyvind Earle (American, 1916–2000) :
Central Park, 1983
Serigraph on Paper
76.2 × 50.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Central Park, 1983
Serigraph on Paper
76.2 × 50.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Eyvind Earle (American, 1916–2000) :
Central Park, 1983
Serigraph on Paper
76.2 × 50.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Central Park, 1983
Serigraph on Paper
76.2 × 50.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
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How to Draw Christmas, Ed Emberley 1986. We’ve scanned it in full here
www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/h...
www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/h...
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How to Draw Christmas, Ed Emberley 1986. We’ve scanned it in full here
www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/h...
www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/h...
Been a tough day to process things, so took a break and doodled some very loose critter doodles at the neighborhood bar.
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Been a tough day to process things, so took a break and doodled some very loose critter doodles at the neighborhood bar.
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Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882 www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882 www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...
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PAFF STICKS! I mean uh, STAFF PICKS!
There are so, so many items on our website but here are just a few that we at the warehouse really love! Check them out.... if you dare.... 😈
topatoco.com/collections/...
There are so, so many items on our website but here are just a few that we at the warehouse really love! Check them out.... if you dare.... 😈
topatoco.com/collections/...
December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
PAFF STICKS! I mean uh, STAFF PICKS!
There are so, so many items on our website but here are just a few that we at the warehouse really love! Check them out.... if you dare.... 😈
topatoco.com/collections/...
There are so, so many items on our website but here are just a few that we at the warehouse really love! Check them out.... if you dare.... 😈
topatoco.com/collections/...
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Our vault sale starts soon. Did you miss out on any of this year's Great Showdowns print releases?
TODAY, December 13th, we will be opening up the vaults and releasing all of this year's back stock!
Prints will be released in the shop every half hour starting at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST and runni
TODAY, December 13th, we will be opening up the vaults and releasing all of this year's back stock!
Prints will be released in the shop every half hour starting at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST and runni
December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our vault sale starts soon. Did you miss out on any of this year's Great Showdowns print releases?
TODAY, December 13th, we will be opening up the vaults and releasing all of this year's back stock!
Prints will be released in the shop every half hour starting at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST and runni
TODAY, December 13th, we will be opening up the vaults and releasing all of this year's back stock!
Prints will be released in the shop every half hour starting at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST and runni
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Kawashima Tatsuo (Japan, b.1939) :
Miyajima in Winter, c.1980s
Japanese Woodblock Print
12-5/8 × 17 inches
Further info in the alt text 👇
Miyajima in Winter, c.1980s
Japanese Woodblock Print
12-5/8 × 17 inches
Further info in the alt text 👇
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Kawashima Tatsuo (Japan, b.1939) :
Miyajima in Winter, c.1980s
Japanese Woodblock Print
12-5/8 × 17 inches
Further info in the alt text 👇
Miyajima in Winter, c.1980s
Japanese Woodblock Print
12-5/8 × 17 inches
Further info in the alt text 👇
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FXCollaborative’s Ministry of Taxes Tower in Baku, engineered by Thornton Tomasetti, features spiraling, stacked cubes—symbolizing rising tax brackets. This bold, vertigo-inducing monument to bureaucracy blends dramatic design with green terraces and sweeping city vistas.
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
FXCollaborative’s Ministry of Taxes Tower in Baku, engineered by Thornton Tomasetti, features spiraling, stacked cubes—symbolizing rising tax brackets. This bold, vertigo-inducing monument to bureaucracy blends dramatic design with green terraces and sweeping city vistas.
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You can find this whole special on YouTube and it is my absolute favorite holiday special. My sisters and I quote it all the time. The Fraggle Rock song is great. The humor is repeatedly topnotch. The whole thing is perfect. Can't recommend enough.
We’ll probably never again see such a casual, celebratory, & memorable gathering of Jim Henson’s family of characters as is found in 1987’s A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS…
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
You can find this whole special on YouTube and it is my absolute favorite holiday special. My sisters and I quote it all the time. The Fraggle Rock song is great. The humor is repeatedly topnotch. The whole thing is perfect. Can't recommend enough.
Baffler #5111 "Wormhole Maintenance" This was a really fun 2-layer commission from earlier this year!
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Baffler #5111 "Wormhole Maintenance" This was a really fun 2-layer commission from earlier this year!
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January 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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San Francisco at the center of the world, in an octahedral butterfly map by Bernard J.S. Cahill, 1922
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
San Francisco at the center of the world, in an octahedral butterfly map by Bernard J.S. Cahill, 1922
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Bob Ross and Peapod the Pocket squirrel
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Bob Ross and Peapod the Pocket squirrel
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The Fifth Element (1997): Art by Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
"Collaborating on a project with a team is a shared effort and a constant stimulation. There is a “reassuring” side to working for someone; I find it less stressful. Basically, you’re not alone."
"Collaborating on a project with a team is a shared effort and a constant stimulation. There is a “reassuring” side to working for someone; I find it less stressful. Basically, you’re not alone."
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Fifth Element (1997): Art by Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
"Collaborating on a project with a team is a shared effort and a constant stimulation. There is a “reassuring” side to working for someone; I find it less stressful. Basically, you’re not alone."
"Collaborating on a project with a team is a shared effort and a constant stimulation. There is a “reassuring” side to working for someone; I find it less stressful. Basically, you’re not alone."