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We've met a bunch of very nice people. I say this every time we show up to make a labyrinth. I think that only nice people commission labyrinths. I wonder if their niceness comes from walking labyrinths or if they were just born that way?
The Gilbane Construction people showed us around and got us started very easily. We got to watch a safety video and learned how to wear our hard hats and not to wave our electric saws around while they are on. (That was Judy's interpretation of the video at the time that I'd taken my saw out of the concrete before the blade came to a stop.)
We aim to keep our site clean, neat, and safe.

In the next image, Judy contemplates her ratchet after attaching the jack stand to the trailor. We couldn't get the trailor as close to the site as we usually do. No matter. We just wheel our tools in and out as we need them. This is a really good site to work at because access is pretty restricted. 'Civilians' just don't come around. Other construction workers have their jobs to do. They watch us a bit the same way that we watch them work. But we don't go over and start asking questions about the type of wire they are pulling or what sort of hammer they prefer.

Patricia and Karen came by today to bless us and our work. Patty brought us together and made a very sweet prayer for our good work, safety, and precision. Thank you. We feel very uplifted to have Marionjoy sponsoring us.

Earlier in the day, we began to unload the trailor. Robert is getting into the back, John and Melissa Ridder stand by, ready to launch into action. You are reading this correctly - Melissa is John's daughter, Art degree grad, onsite to consult and help us make this labyrinth.

Here is a hint of things to come at the Marianjoy labyrinth. Judy is walking away from us in this picture. Robert is standing at the edge of the labyrinth in the center of the picture. Notice the floor to ceiling glass behind him. Judy's refection can be seen in each of the panes of glass! The labyrinth is effectively lined with mirrors! This will help anyone who walks this pattern to realize, "It's not them, it's not them, it's not them."

This is the last picture I took today. Judy is hamming it up because dinner is only an hour away!
There are a bunch of white lines on the concrete around her. This is the gaffer's tape that we use to mark our measurements on the concrete. It sticks well, as long as it is not too cold, or wet. Check out some of my other blogs to see what tape looks like after it gets wet or cold.

Visit the Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital website to see a very pretty artist's rendering of what the labyrinth will look like when it's completed. Or, you could click on one of the links on the left side of the page and explore my website further! Thanks for coming by!

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

See my labyrinth jewelry here!

Chuck Hunner, June 6, 2006

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