ArtCrafters in Dayton, Tenn., will offer a chance to “Meet the Puzzle Guy” when its showcase of Tim Baisley’s jigsaw puzzles goes on display.
Baisley, whom family and friends consider a “puzzle solution expert,” will be on hand from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The collection, titled “The Puzzling Guru,” will remain on view through Nov. 17.
Baisley, 53, has pursued his hobby since the 1980s and estimates he has put together at least 200. He has given many of them away to family, friends and rest homes.
“I like most any designs, but I particularly enjoy scenery puzzles,” he said in a news release.
Baisley’s prowess with puzzles is a source of pride to his parents, Bill and Maxine Baisley. In a phone interview, Bill Baisley said his son was born with a mental disability, the result of brain damage at birth, but he drives and holds down a full-time janitorial job at Robinson Manufacturing.