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January 19, 2014
Teaching Mantras
February 12, 2014

The Snow Labyrinth

Snow! While my friend Alke was visiting from England during the past couple of weeks, we discussed my fascination with walking and art, including the labyrinth that I mowed into one of our meadows last summer. The idea of a labyrinth in one’s backyard totally inspired her to want to make one in the snow. So armed with a printed image of the labyrinth we set out to create one. (It was REALLY cold that day. Like, 5F or something equally ridiculous. We both donned serious amounts of layers and were quite warm!) We also welcomed moments of apricity or, the warmth of the sun in winter. Thanks to fabulous PRESS intern Jonas McCaffery for teaching me that word. You might just see it on a mantra card at PRESS in the near future.

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We approached the making differently from the summer mowing creation. Instead of using a super large compass, we began in the center and slowly made the outlying rings by following the pattern.

Alke working the snow
Snow shadows!
Shadow selfie

Lines and shadows
Snaking through the landscape
Here we are on another day, maintaining the labyrinth.

Alke admiring our work.
The Labyrinth
The final creation, welcoming you as you enter and exit.

I am so grateful to her for wanting to do this together. I did not realize how I missed walking the labyrinth–and it was really a fun creative problem to solve. And we celebrated by making s’mores afterwards!

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2 Comments

  1. Suzi Banks Baum says:
    February 12, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Gorgeous Mel! I love making patterns and spirals in the snow. I have never made a labyrinth though. It is time! May you feel apricity today. xoxoox S

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  2. Sitting in the center of the labyrinth – Melanie Mowinski says:
    February 2, 2017 at 7:06 pm

    […] to my blog in the past, you might remember that I mow a labyrinth in the side meadow of our yard. In the winter, when there is snow, I make one with my snowshoes. I use the Chartres cathedral labyrinth as my […]

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