A New Canvas Labyrinth
JANUARY 13, 2007
Instead of working with my gourds and mosaics today...
I spent all day in a beautiful loft,
drawing, then painting, this canvas labyrinth
for Dr. Denise Prue of Triumph Life Center.
Here is the blank canvas, just rolled out
and ready to be ironed...
The paint, "Plum Passion," and brush...
I spent all day in a beautiful loft,
drawing, then painting, this canvas labyrinth
for Dr. Denise Prue of Triumph Life Center.
Here is the blank canvas, just rolled out
and ready to be ironed...
The paint, "Plum Passion," and brush...
First, I laid out the design with rope, to check my measurements, and began to draw the lines with pencil...
I then begin to paint... and paint... and paint...
and paint some more! By the end of the day, I am still not quite done...
So, tomorrow I will return...
but this time...
I must remember my knee pads!!!
but this time...
I must remember my knee pads!!!
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Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!