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
Distracted by a phone call while unpacking groceries; put the wood glue in the bathroom and the toothpaste in the workshop. Who knows, this could be an subconscious improvement
You think you have a lot of miniGhosts? I recently got these pics from a very nice dude who has excellent taste in office decor! Bonus points for chromatic organization!
Georges Liautaud, The Goat with Two Heads, 1961 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136198
A triptych of sorts. These painting tables are 5 years old and getting rather heavy, so will be cut up into Yatesite fragments soon...
Puzzle Parley 2026 is a wrap and I think it went very well! Organizing a show like this takes a lot of work and effort, so it was truly wonderful to see the puzzle community react so positively and engage with all the aspects of the event as well as with each other. More photos to come…
I've been refining a few of my road doodles for possible Baffler templates - here's the "Lake House"
My interpretation of Escher's Horsemen with color-shift paint! Another exclusive for the Puzzle Parley! (Also: not easy at all)
I've been refining a few of my road doodles for possible Baffler templates - here's the "Lake House"
Every so often I think about how MIT let me spend four weeks trying to inflate mozzarella.
Wow. This sounds just amazing #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/a...
He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard of (Gift Article)
Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?
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Puzzle Parley 2026 is a wrap and I think it went very well! Organizing a show like this takes a lot of work and effort, so it was truly wonderful to see the puzzle community react so positively and engage with all the aspects of the event as well as with each other. More photos to come…
Day #304: Star Trek--The Next Generation (1993)
On my way to the Puzzle Parley! Here is a bad map of my progress today
Maxwell House Coffee illustrations by Moebius In 1989 Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) was hired by the Paris office of Young & Rubicam to create illustrations for Maxwell House. The French magazine ads promoted four flavors of instant coffee. #moebius #youngandrubicam #advertising #frenchart #illustration
My interpretation of Escher's Horsemen with color-shift paint! Another exclusive for the Puzzle Parley! (Also: not easy at all)
Together Forever Jim Oskineegish ~ Anishinaabe n.d.
Ok may be a controversial opinion but as far as the feel-good trans-species cooperation movie of the weekend that was released on Prime, The Sheep Detectives > Project Hail Mary
Continuing on my theme of oversaturated musical instrument puzzles, here is "Honk Honk". This will be one of many special Bafflers I'll be bringing to the rapidly approaching Puzzle Parley in Minneapolis!
And the same for authors and books
I regret to inform you I have once again restocked these very stilly stickers.
I Like Big Boats by Lucy Bellwood
Proclaim your love for enormous tall ships with this sticker from Adventure Cartoonist Lucy Bellwood. Die-cut from high-quality vinyl with vibrant colors, this sticker has a durable matte finish and…
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