A Unique Chatres labyrinth from Our friends in Canada...read the story below.

Hello everyone

 

Last year I sent out an email asking for tips on how to build a labyrinth in a cut hay field. We never ended up building one there but built another out of stones at Misery bay on Manitoulin Island. It was beautiful and we had a magical experience.  But it was not a permanent labyrinth and not portable by any means. Lois and I wanted a portable one but couldn’t afford to buy one so....about six months before building this stone one and almost two years ago now Lois and I had began working on building our own portable one. Our unique labyrinth embodies the essence of the feminine archetype not just in its design. It is created from recycled blue jeans, patched or quilted together to make the 27’ x 27’ base. The 11-circuit Chartres pattern is made from a 740' cord which has been braided from donated fabric, clothing and trim. It resembles an umbilical cord as it winds and turns to mark the meandering path of the labyrinth. The petal design in the centre, as well as the labyrs, are marked by a garden of magical flowers that have been transformed from donated bras of all colours and sizes. These materials hold a myriad of women's stories. Groups of women then joined us in this labour of love, helping us stitch the braid to the denim base in the tradition of women who have been braiding, quilting, sewing, recreating and transforming since the beginning of time."

 

We will be having an opening walk on Oct. 30 at the Aurora Arts and Culture Centre. We have had a chance to walk the labyrinth twice since finishing it, both walks were magical and we are thrilled with the outcome of all of our work. 

 

Check out our face book page with lots more pictures and stories.

 

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Labyrinth-Project/226201742364

 

 

 

Janice and Lois in Newmarket ON Canada