Mike Wilks: The Weather Works: The Grand Hall 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Mike Wilks (British, b. 1947) The Grand Hall, 1980 Just inside an imaginary industrial complex lies the Grand Hall, the entrance to the Weather Works factory where the weather is made. Originally published in 1983 and re-released by Pomegranate in 2016, Mike Wilks’s The Weather Works takes readers on a tour of sprawling chambers. Explore the elegant architecture and refined machinery of the Grand Hall with this 1000-piece puzzle.

Mike Wilks

The art of Mike Wilks (British, b. 1947) is characterized by intensely realistic (sometimes surrealistic) detail—think art appreciation and a game of discovery, all in one. Wilks began his artistic career at 13 when he won a scholarship to art school. He ran a successful graphic design business for five years before he sold it and began writing and illustrating books in 1975. He rocketed to fame following publication of The Ultimate Alphabet in 1986; the puzzle book was a global bestseller. Each image contains dozens, if not hundreds, of items, all beginning with the same letter of the alphabet. After eight illustrated books, he established himself as a novelist with The Mirrorscape Trilogy, a fantasy adventure series. Wilks, who was the subject of an award-winning British documentary, lives in London. His drawings and paintings now reside in museums, galleries, and private collections around the world.