Jacob is almost ready for his first fishing trip with his grandfather. All he needs now is a new angler's hat and a piece of grandmother's cake. As with all Gibson Jigsaw Puzzle, the beautifully illustrated pieces are made with the highest quality of 100% recycled cardboard so it's a real pleasure to work them.
Tony Ryan decided he wanted to be an artist when he was only twelve. Leaving school at 16, he went to Bolton Art College to study Illustration and Design, and then did a postgraduate course in Illustration in Bristol.
He is now a freelance illustrator and experiments with watercolors, tempera, oil and pastels. In recent years he has followed courses to develop his interest in Japanese print and woodcut and many of his paintings are influenced by his personal life and memories of growing up in Lancashire.