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Monday became a day of rest for us after discovering that we'd received the wrong color with which to color the labyrinth.

The coloring process is the most tedious, yet the most dramatic part of the project. With each day of coloring, more of the pattern becomes obvious. We apply the color by hand, inch by inch to the lines. We've tried to make a mask or template and spray on the color all at once. It didn't work as well as we expected.

There is another labyrinth maker who works on concrete who states that he want to 'take the art out of labyrinth making'. He uses templates cut out by computer. We prefer to keep art in labyrinth making and do it by hand.

Our color is sensitive to moisture and temperature because it is concrete based. We mix a concrete polymer (powdered concrete and acrylic plastic) with water and pigment to create a colored slurry. The slurry is applied to the concrete with paint brushes. Drop by and watch us paint for a minute. It's a little like watching grass grow after you've seen it the first time, but there is that first time.

We'll protect the labyrinth from moisture with a cover we made on Monday. The Labyrinth Enterprises trailer is on the right. Plastic held down by rocks around the edge covers the labyrinth.:


More images on Tuesday!

Please visit Robert Ferre's web site Labyrinth Enterprises for complete information on how to have your own labyrinth!

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This page was last updated by Chuck Hunner on Tuesday morning, August 15th, 2006.