My friend and I got together to finish our labyrinth project on Sunday. We met at a yoga studio so we could completely spread out the canvases. We started by using sticky Velcro tape to attach the two pieces of canvas together. Then we worked with our 10 colors of duct tape (red, orange, yellow, dark green, light green, dark blue, light blue, purple, fuchsia and pink) for over 4 hours to finish paths. By the end, we had an absolutely amazing labyrinth of beautiful colors with a delightful heart in the center. I am still in shock that the heart turned out so well, almost perfectly symmetrical and gorgeously curved (even with using square duct tape!). Afterwards, we walked the labyrinth, I noticed all kinds of interesting things, including several hidden hearts in the design that I totally did not intend in the design. Around two different corners, there are shapes that look like the bottom part of a heart, which were really striking to me as I walked around the path. I also loved the symbolism of the "Journey to the Heart". Around the first turn, you pass right by the heart, but you are actually no where near the entrance to it, you still have a long journey ahead of you. The heart is also the perfect shape to have two different people in the center at the same time, so at least two people can walk the labyrinth at the same time. I delight in the possibilities of meditation and metaphor with this labyrinth, and I hope that it is able to help people on their journeys. It was also a delight to see a project through to successful completion. Creation is a powerful thing, and I am incredibly proud of us and our hard work in creating this magnificent masterpiece.
With delight,
♥Jamie
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