The ‘ol jigsaw puzzle doesn’t get a lot of love these days. Usually tossed in it’s box in a closet somewhere, it’s fair to say people aren’t scrambling to collect the latest and greatest jigsaw puzzle releases.

Don’t tell that to Vancouver-based artist Tim Klein, however. Klein noticed that many puzzles share the same die that cuts the pieces, and he’s expertly combined them to make fantastic and surrealistic creations.

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More than just a simple mashup, Klein carefully plans his creations so that the subjects merge, in weird and wonderful ways.

See more of his work on Bored Panda, and his website, where you can purchase these bizarre and clever creations.

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Images © Copyright Tim Klein.

Edited by Ben VanderVeen · About Moss & Fog

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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