prints

My most popular print, by a mile!

http://www.maggiehasbrouck.com/ARTIST/prints.html

52. Key Two and the correct “Order of the Numbers”

Still not sure?  Each painting that depicts butterflies, has one western butterfly, It is the butterfly that is located furthest to the left (west) side of the painting.  Draw a line straight down (south) from each butterfly until the line intersects with one letter from the title of the painting. This will leave you with nine letters.

Put the letters in order by forming a word. Using the English language, there is only one possible nine letter word. 

once you have the word, convert it to numbers using basic numerology; a=1, b=2, c=3 and so on. This leaves you with nine numbers in the correct order. 

51. Key Three

The last two WORDS of the first two LINES.

50. Key Three

There are nine letters in the last two _ O _ _ s of the first two ______s. 

Each of those nine letters represents one number. 

New work

NORTH 28"x28" mixed media with rare earth magnets 2013

showing at Gallery One, Nashville

49. The “One Word”

It is a seven letter word. In order to determine the “one word” you will need the defining words from each key, there will be a total of seven words.

Key One has two defining words... see clue #14

Key Two has one defining word..it was the word used to determine the order of the numbers.

That leaves four words...  Key Three will have four defining words.

48. Key Two

*

Using basic numerology, convert the nine properly ordered letters indicated by the Western Butterflies into nine numbers. This is the correct order of the nine numbers, they will open the lock that is built into the frame of the painting “Joy Spills Over”

Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS!

First place winner Beth Hovanec of Clinton, PA

Second place: Steve Wise of Ohio

Third place: Lori Petrie of Nashville

Thanks to everyone who played and for all the wonderful e-mails. Also, many thanks to Tammy Parmentier of Gallery One who helped bring my vision of the Treasure into reality and a special thanks to Beth and her husband for making the drive to Nashville for the opening of the Treasure show.

*for everyone who hasn't cracked the code, I'll keep publishing the clues until the path is laid out completely*

47. Key Two

Once you have nine random letters you will need to put them in order...form a word and you will have the correct order of the nine numbers.

46. Key Two

Draw a line due south from each Western Butterfly.

The Dress Limited Edition Print

44 & 45. Key Two

There are nine paintings that contain butterflies and each of those paintings has one Western Butterfly.

Locate the western most butterfly in each painting and then remember that you will need to look out side of the painting.

Third Place???

I have a first and second place, but still no third!

43.Key Two

Each Western butterfly lines up perfectly with one ________.

42. Key Two

Think of the pages as a map.

NEW WORK

Imprint 20x20 mixed media with reclaimed wood and rare earth magnets 2013

41. Key Two

Each of the nine Western Butterflies is on a separate page.

Before The Storm (The Calm) limited edition print

40. Key Two

There are Nine Western Butterflies

"The Lamb" Limited Edition Print

39. Key Two

It’s all about the Western Butterfly

38. Key One

If you haven’t got it yet, try the tracing paper trick:

Lay an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of tracing paper over the START HERE page.

mark an X on the butterfly.

Place the tracing paper on top of other pages in the book until you come to a page that has a string of nine numbers following the X.

or just take the tracing paper directly to the page that the Boy Traveler indicates.

The next 9 numbers following the X will be the correct numbers (just remember that they are still in the wrong order).

37. Key Two

You are ahead of the game if you can draw a perfectly straight line..if you can’t, use a ruler

36. Key Two

Everything is placed exactly where it belongs. This is so the clues will line up perfectly.

The Gentle Somnambulist

35. Key Two

You will need to look outside of the paintings to solve this key

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34. Key One

After the words “Start Here,” there is a single butterfly. The exact placement of that butterfly on the page is the same exact place that the string of nine numbers revealed by this key begins.

33. Key Two

You will need to look very closely at nine of the paintings to solve this key

"The Lamb" Limited Edition Print

32. Key Two

Notice which side of the page each painting title occurs

31

As in basic numerology “A” = 1,  “J” = 1, “S” = 1, and “Y” = 7

Limited Edition Prints available here

30. Key Two

This Key is both visual and verbal

WINNER!!

I received the first correct answer today (at 12:03 AM)!!! 

Congratulations!!

All winners will be announced at Gallery One in Nashville during the September 7th opening.

I still don't have a second or third place winner, so keep trying everyone. We will also have a drawing from all the correct answers submitted by the day of the opening.

Joy Spills Over

Second and Third Place prize and drawing prize is a limited Edition Print of Joy Spills Over

29. Key Two

The titles of the paintings are important!

Extra..What it's not!

I have received many wonderful guesses, resulting in a beautiful collection of words. The following is a  selection of my favorite incorrectly guessed words.

The final word is NOT;

Eternal

Therein

Pattern

Eastern

Flutter

Equinox

Oarsman

Monkeys

Fortune

Journey

Freedom

Dreamer

Trinity

Thank-you to everyone so far, for submitting your guesses and for so many of you who have shared your line of thinking/puzzling with me.

Very Close!!

Over the past couple of weeks I have received many good guesses and just recently I have a few that are VERY CLOSE!

At this point, the clues that I have released are enough to reveal the answer if you are looking closely! I will continue to post increasingly revealing clues, one or more a day, until the answer is spelled out. By the first week in September I will have released all the clues, 58 clues total.

Remember, you are limited to one guess per day (24 hours) so make it count! 

The winner's name will be announced from Gallery One in Nashville during my September 7th opening. Good Luck to everyone and thank you for all the wonderful e-mails -Maggie

Questions answered

My question is about Key Two, or the nine letter word. Is this word in the book somewhere?

Technically no, the path to the word is in the book.

Lastly, and again, about the nine letter word in Key Two, does it appear in the book as one word?

Again, technically no, the path to the word is in the book.

28. Key Three

Xs 2...what does this mean?  It means times two.

Specifically, The last two ______s of the first two ________s occurs in the book twice 

(in the exact same form each time)

27. Key Three

The last two  __ O __ __ S  ...  

Figure out this and you’re more than halfway there.

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26. Key Three

No butterflies involved here

New work!

NUMBERS mixed media with reclaimed wood and rare earth magnets by Maggie Hasbrouck 12"x12" 2013. Available through http://galleryonellc.com

25. Key Two

You will need to use an anagram to properly finish this key

Q&A

Does Key 2 have three words that determine the "one word" in the end? 

No, it actually has four!

24 Key Three

The last two ______s of the first two ________s  will give you the correct nine numbers. 

23. Key Two and Key Three

In basic numerology the letter “A” equals the number "1"

22. The nine numbers

There are no zeros
123456789

21. Distraction

Backwards Crow is a distraction and will only lead you in circles.

20. Key Three

It looks like a page full of numbers..look closer and you will see the names of animals. Look even closer and you will find the hidden clue.

19. Key Three

Once again, the horses will help.

18. Key Three

Three times Three... equals Nine. Then again... it happens twice.

You are looking for a string of nine things, that happens twice in a row.

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More Questions!

1.) One of your clues was that tracing paper would help with Key One. Would tracing paper also help with Key Two? If not, then maybe I am on the wrong track...It would be a stretch to say that tracing paper is useful for Key Two, but it is possible.

2.) You said that your numerology uses no zeroes. Does it use nines? It seems that the two most common forms are Pythagorean Numerology and Chaldean Numerology. One uses nines and one does not. Yes, the numerology chart that I use does have nines.

3.) You said that "Nimble" was important, and the clues were in the painting itself and the surrounding page. Could you give a hint on which Key "Nimble" will help us to solve? Key Two

4.) Back to the tracing paper...When we use the tracing paper, are we to line it up page with page, or art work to art work, or just trace an object and over-lay that on top of some other thing? I've tried tracing several things (ie "Boy Traveler", the horse in "Nimble", The horses in "The Ties that Bind"), but nothing seems to line up bang-on. Page to page.

17. Key Three

The hidden message next to The Wooden Boat will give you your first clue.

16. Key Three

This one is not a visual clue, it’s all about words.

14. Key Two and Key Three

Look for things in the book that occur nine times.

Q&A

Q.  Ive been trying to find the numbers on the boy traveler page. I tried tracing butterflys from other pages and placing it on top of that page... Then I used a flashlight to try to see numbers in various spots from the butterflys. Are the numbers going to be obvious when I find them, or is it going to require flashlights and mirrors, etc. I can't tell if I'm seeing numbers or if it's just the pattern of the ink on the paper..

A. The numbers will be obvious… No flashlight needed.

13. Key One..Extra

There are only two words associated with this Key (written in all capital letters just before the butterfly). These are two of the seven words that will be used to determine the “One Word.”

12. A Confusion of Words

Many of the clues refer to “a word,” “one word” or “words” and this can become confusing.  

There is the “one word” that is part of the final solution. It is a seven letter word, derived from seven words that are associated with the 3 keys.

One of those seven words will also determine the order of the numbers..see clue #3

11. Key One

“Start Here.”   Where exactly? At the butterfly, exactly.

10. Key One

No code or deciphering is needed here... the string of nine numbers are printed right on the page....which page? refer to clue number 7.

note: the picture here is just for decoration and has nothing to do with the clue

9. Key One

A piece of tracing paper would be very helpful

8. Key One

This clue is both visual and spacial. Pay attention to where things are on the page.

7. Key One

The Boy traveler will point you in the right direction.

a clarifying note about clues 4 and 5; the accompanying pictures are just for decoration and not part of the clue!

6. Key One

The first verbal instructions are on the page facing Everyday Wishes. These very pointed instructions are at the heart of Key number One and will only make sense with information from another page in the book.

5. Key Two and Key Three

Both of these keys present the nine numbers in a code, to decipher the code you will need to use a basic numerology concept that assigns a number to every letter of the alphabet.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4. The Keys

To find the nine numbers, look in the book for things that occur nine times. Several distinct things in the book occur nine times and can easily be translated into numbers. Not all of these occurrences will lead to the correct nine numbers. 

Because the correct numbers occur 3 times, you will know that you are on the right track when you come up with the same nine numbers 2 or 3 different ways.

3.The Order of the Numbers

The numbers are never presented in the correct order. When carefully considered, the code in one of the keys will reveal the correct order for the nine numbers. 

Which key? To determine this you must first find the hidden message on the page facing Before the Storm (the Calm).

Next, look for a verse with two hidden messages, one in grey and the other in red. Discard the red message, it is a distraction. The message in grey is the one that matters.  Together, these messages tells you what’s needed to know to put the numbers in the correct order.

2. “The One Word”

The “one word” can only be determined by first finding each of the three keys. 

This is important, don’t waste time trying to figure out the “one word” until you have found the numbers using all three of the keys. 

Each key has a word or a few words associated with it. When you decipher the keys these words (7 of them in total) will become obvious. From these 7 words the “one word” can be gleaned. There is a verse in the book that explains how. To find the verse look for a reference to the number seven.

1. How to solve the puzzle:

The nine numbers are presented in the book thee times, in three separate and distinct ways. It is helpful to think of them as Key One, Key Two and Key Three. The first key is simple and very visual; it exists in and of itself with no further decoding required. The second and third keys are more cryptic; with these clues the  nine numbers are presented in a sort of code. Directions and clues for finding the coded numbers are in the verses contained in the book. 

I recommend keeping notes, you will need to find all three keys in the book because that will lead you to the “one word,” that is part of the solution. Each clue will refer to one of these 5 things;
Key One, 
Key Two,
Key Three,
the Order Of The Numbers, or
the “One Word.”

e-book!

TREASURE Twenty One Paintings and a Key is now available as an e-book through Google Play!
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=aNCf13WtNiEC

The book displays one page at a time unless you know how to adjust your e-reader to display a double page spread like the one above. The book can be read online, or with an e-reader (not a Kindle-yet) or even a smart phone.
Currently, Google has it on sale for $2.51.