6 Pieces of Maze Art showing Cleveland, Ohio

If you are familiar with this site you know you get a new piece of maze art every week. Initially, these mazes were of signs or landmarks around the US, but more recently I have added many more international destinations (6 amazing Mexican Mazes). As I walk around and take in my surroundings I sometimes see things and think - I should make a maze of that. So I take a picture and make a maze out of it. If it is good you will eventually see it on the site ! I have happened to live in Cleveland, Ohio for much of the last few years so it is the topic of a lot of my mazes. Today I pull together my best maze art from Cleveland, Ohio. All mazes are available for download by clicking the link in the header. I also updated a few of these mazes recently, so you get the best version of each maze.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Maze

One of my most popular mazes, and the winner of maze of the year in 2022. Like most mazes this looks best printed large. I made it in two colors, and it was made from a photograph I took of the museum. If you ever are in Cleveland to visit, this should be one of your stops. The museum is excellent and you are sure to be humming the songs you hear the rest of the day ! I may have to make this maze again as the HOF is expanding and will look different in the future !

Playhouse Square Sign Maze - Download in the sign maze section of the site

Most people do not know that the theatre district in Cleveland is the 2nd largest in the country after Broadway in NYC. I lived a block from this sign and could see it from my window so it made a natural subject matter for a maze. Plan a trip by visiting the official website.

The Free Stamp Maze

A quick walk from the Rock Museum located in a downtown park. This stamp has a nice story you can read about from the Cleveland Historical Society. The Stamp is made of aluminum and steel and weighs 70,000 pounds ! It also has been made, then remade many times on this website. I have 4 versions. This is my favorite version with a full background, trees and shadows (but if you want just the stamp maze I have that too!).

Peter B Lewis Building Maze

Located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, this style of architecture of this should remind you of many buildings because it was designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry. The Peter B Lewis building houses the Weatherhead School of Management, and it opened in 2002. This is just one side of the building - but it is quirky from most angles ! There are even bricks and curved windows on the side of the building ! This maze version includes some texture and shadows.

The Agora Sign Maze - Download in the sign maze section of the site

One of my first sign mazes. I love this sign. If you live around Cleveland chances are you have seen a concert or comedy show here at some point. I made some changes to this maze recently to make the pathways wider and the maze easier to solve. S and G replaced the start and goals arrows.

Severance Hall Maze

The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the best in the world. This is where they make their home. A different style than my other mazes and one that I revised after an initial rendering. Then I revised it again when I learned how to add texture ! Click the link above to see the different maze versions, or to download the maze. Well worth a visit if you are in town.

BONUS: Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum Maze in Canton, Ohio

Located down route 77, this museum is the center of the football world every August when the induction ceremony takes place and the first preseason game of the season happens. Everyone should visit at some point who is a fan of football. The maze is more difficult than most other ones on the site. Like the other HOF in this list, it is also expanding, although the main entrance seen here will remain the same.

I hope you enjoy these Cleveland mazes. I’m sure I will make more in the future !

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Maze Art: Advanced Tips to Creating Your Own Masterpiece

So you want to make some maze art. I’m here to help. I will take you through some things to think about and give you tips to make the best possible mazes. I can’t construct a maze for you, and while maze art, like all art is subjective, my goal is to help you make your mazes more interesting. Ideally, you will layer on your own particular style and make beautiful mazes. My goal is to help you Unlock the Secrets of Maze Art.

Before we get started:

I assume you understand how to make a maze and just want advanced and specific instruction and tips. If not start with the blog post how to make a standard maze. On this website I have a section on how to make a maze includes over 40 different maze types (and there are even more types not shown made by others) if you want - browse around for some inspiration and ideas.

Maze Construction:

I also have done a series of blog posts that pull together different aspects of maze making, like starting and ending a maze that will help you see the different options and come up with a style you like. Personally I like to experiment often, but build off of 2 things: the first is making more of what I like while the second is making mazes similar to what is successful on the site ! Tip #1 - Make lots of experimental mazes. When I initially made mazes on this website, and I used to make daily mazes, I did a large variety of maze types and constructions. I also did monthly voting where people could vote for their favorite mazes. This feedback was essential to help me find my lane. Tip #2 - Get feedback. Some options: Voting, posting mazes online in the reddit mazes forum, looking at traffic on your site by maze. I prefer to ask strangers vs. friends and family, because friends and family tend to only give uncritical, positive feedback. They also do not have a passion for mazes while anyone on the maze forum does.

Here are the 3 blog posts that deal with Maze Construction:

Part 1 - Options for Starting and Ending a Maze

Part 2 - Maze Pathway options

Part 3 - Conditional Pathway options

And some case studies:

Using Color for Maze Pathways - A Case Study

Maze Design Case Study - Designing a Grid Maze in Different Difficulty levels

A Case Study - The Free Stamp Maze

My first attempt at a how-to for making maze art is my project that made Maze of the Week #46 - The Free Stamp, located in Cleveland, Ohio. I turned this into a case study that includes step by step instructions. Let’s look at those 6 steps, each of which has a few tips in the how-to. Here I will add some additional tips specifically suggested to elevate the quality of your maze.

STEP 1 - CHOOSE YOUR MAZE SUBJECT

• While your neighbor’s shed may make a nice maze…will anyone really care ? Tip #3 - Famous landmarks/locations/objects get more interest. 5 of my top 6 voted mazes from last year were of famous buildings. Here are some examples: The Louvre, Sydney Opera House, Rock N Rock Hall of Fame. This is my way of saying the subject matter matters (usually). If you are making a cool geometric maze, or a colorful puzzle maze, then then the subject is generic, and then it does not matter.

• I specialize in making mazes of buildings and signs. I like them as subjects and make them well. Other maze artists specialize in cityscapes, comics, map mazes, or colorful landscapes. One thing I am terrible at is drawing faces. Human faces are difficult to draw and if you have that skill you should use it. Making a human face that is recognizable as a specific person is even more impressive, so if you have that very difficult skill - leverage it ! Tip #4 - Leverage your unique skills. This could also be Specialize in the maze types you do best.

STEP 2 - TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUBJECT (OPTIONAL)

• Tip #5 - Take lots of detailed pictures of your subject. I will explain this later with an example !

STEP 3 - DRAW THE MAIN OUTLINE OF THE SUBJECT

• When I first started making mazes I tried to have each maze fit on a standard size piece of paper. This made me leave out details I wanted to include and not optimize the shape of the artwork. Now, I make mazes that fit the subject matter- tall, short, boxy. Tip #6 - Don’t worry about “fitting” the maze into a particular size. If a maze needs more room, take it !

STEP 4 - BEGIN THE DESIGN OF THE MAZE

• My best mazes all took the longest amount of time to make. It is not a perfect correlation but it is definitely there. For me, the juice is worth the squeeze. Tip #7 - Slow down and take your time. Don’t rush. Take your time. Get it the way you want it.

STEP 5 - DRAW THE MAZE

STEP 6 - MAKE ANY AESTHETIC CHANGES TO COMPLETE THE MAZE - COLOR, SIZE, BORDER, TITLE

• Not sure if this tip becomes part of step 6 or a new Step 7. Tip #8 - Add as many small details in the maze as possible. Even if they are not relevant to the solving of the maze. In my ‘how - to’ I give this example of a maze of The Alamo - and I repeat it here:

Example 1 - The Alamo

Part 1. I think a lot of people would recognize this maze without a label or title. This maze was done quickly and was made for kids.

Part 2. - Here is the detailed maze of The Alamo Mission which I remade.

Do I even need to comment on which maze has been more popular ? Both are recognizable as the Alamo Mission. What did I do to improve the maze ? I added a lot more detail. I spent more time. And this was not my last version.

Part 3. Even more detail. I added textures, and extended the illustrations to the corners of the paper. Added sky, ground, grass.

Example 2 - The Lotus Temple Maze

This maze is all about shadowing. Depending on your subject matter this could become it’s own tip (Consider adding shadows) It is the #1 thing I struggle with adding or not adding to a maze…here is an example where the use improved the finished product, the Lotus Temple Maze.

This gallery shows 3 versions of the same maze. The first is in black and white. The second with shadows, and the third fully colored. In my opinion the shadows add a lot to the illustration.

Lotus Temple Maze black and white

Lotus Temple Maze with shadows

Lotus Temple Maze in color

Example 3 -  Templo de Sangre de Cristo Photos
I decided to make a maze of a church near my house. I went to the church and took a picture from an angle that I thought would look good. I went through the steps of making the maze…and when I got about 80% done I went back to the church and took more pictures (close-up this time) of items on the church and the surrounding area that could be included in the maze. Here is a collage of some of the details I added ! Similar to the Alamo example, without these details the maze is still good, but adding details enhances the interest in the maze. I will repeat the top again: Tip #5 - Take lots of detailed pictures of your subject.

Can you find the details from the photos above of in the final maze ? Each photo in the above collage can be found below !

Example 4 - The Louvre

This is one of my most popular mazes. A world famous building that everyone knows. But look at it closely. The maze is completely housed in the pyramid. This part of the maze was easy to make. The details of the other buildings of the Louvre in the background have nothing to do with the maze, but without them this maze is completely different. Those buildings took more time to create and really change the illustration. Let’s compare them:

Compare to this version without the background buildings:

Nio background buildings

A few of you might prefer the 2nd cleaner version….but without the label do you know that is the Louvre Museum ? You know it is a pyramid, and a modern one because of the straight lines/edges, but that’s about it.

Tip #9 - Know what you are drawing. This sounds obvious but it is not. I realized this myself while making some of my own mazes. The best example to illustrate this is if I asked you to draw a brick wall. Let’s look at the most common way this would be done below. Looks like a brick wall.

Brick Wall

What did I draw ? I did not draw bricks. I drew the mortar. Maybe it is not important, but maybe it could be. And what did I draw below ? Bricks in a brick wall. Know what you are drawing !

Tip #10 - Make the maze solving fun. This applies for all mazes, but with maze art this will keep people coming back to your work. Tip #11 - Know who you are designing for. These tips go together. If you make a maze for kids do not make it really difficult. If you make a maze for maze enthusiasts, make it more difficult. Mazes for the masses should be medium difficulty. How do you make a maze more enjoyable to solve ? By making the difficulty level equal to the solvers ability. I have written 2 blog posts about how to design a maze with many difficulty levels if you want a deep dive on the subject.

Case Study - Making Maze Art in 3 Different Difficulties

Maze Design Case Study - Designing a Grid Maze in Different Difficulty levels

Here is a summary of all of the maze making tips:

Tip #1 - Make lots of experimental mazes.

Tip #2 - Get feedback.

Tip #3 - Famous landmarks/locations/objects get more interest.

Tip #4 - Leverage your unique skills. Specialize in the maze types you do best.

Tip #5 - Take lots of detailed pictures of your subject.

Tip #6 - Don’t worry about “fitting” the maze into a particular size.

Tip #7 - Slow down and take your time.

Tip #8 - Add as many small details in the maze as possible.

Tip #9 - Know what you are drawing.

Tip #10 - Make the maze solving fun.

Tip #11 - Know who you are designing for.

I hope my 11 tips help you make your own masterpiece ! I think you would also enjoy my blog about Francesco Segala - The world's first maze artist !

Maze Prints for Sale: Decorate Your Home with Mazes

I recently wrote a blog about How to Make Maze Art in 6 “Easy” Steps. Yes, the easy was and is in quotes. I gave many examples from my own library of items that I believe qualify as maze art. Today I want to take you around the internet and show you some examples of maze prints that are for sale.

Each piece is linked to on external sites so when you click on the link you will have the opportunity to buy some very cool pieces ! Now, I will mention that a few of these pieces do NOT have a solvable maze….

Art Maze by Kris Ardrey, Labyrinth Wall Decor

From Etsy. A print available in 2 sizes (A1 and A2). Artwork that looks like a maze. Really cool use of empty spaces to give the maze more interest. I have it shown long ways, but really it could just as easily be hung horizontally.

Animal Alphabet Maze Letters for Full Name Wall Art Print

From Etsy. Mazes of animal themed letters that can be combined to spell words on a children’s wall. Available in 3 sizes. By Jujydesign. Each letter IS a solvable maze ! Everyone loves to have their name made into a maze !! Hopefully you have a short name.

Labyrinthian Metropolis - cityscape art print

From Etsy. From TimStokesArt. A really cool print of a cityscape where the roadways and walkways are all a large maze. Great concept that is well executed. It would be very difficult for someone to see this on the wall and not check it out. Available in 3 sizes. The artist has many other similar looking prints style wise, but this maze one of course was my favorite.

Brutalist Maze Art Print

Spore Maze Art Print

Available on Society6 from maze artist Sean C Jackson. Available in 5 sizes. I suggest checking out his entire store which includes multiple versions of maze prints. These are wonderful, solvable mazes appropriate for all ages. He also has branded books (Star Wars, Marvel and Disney for example) you can purchase thru links on his website.

Whimsical Maze Prints by gorff

The artist gorff has a large amount of prints for sale on redbubble, but I was drawn to their maze section that features 20+ options. Lots of geometrical mazes and some more budget friendly options. Here are 2 to give you an idea of the work, but there are many styles to choose from. 3D Cube Maze & Labyrinth Photographic Print; Colorful Shapes Maze Art Print

A 3D Maze Poster from Pasieka

I found this maze poster on Science Source Prints. Very cool perspective of a 3D maze shown at an angle from above. You can find other maze and labyrinth prints on the site with a quick search, but this is my favorite. I see an entrance in the top right corner….but where is the other break in the outer wall ?

Did you find anything you like ? I think these are some cool prints to decorate a room.

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Maze of the Week #100 - Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

I am very excited to present Maze of the Week #100 ! This maze took me a long time to complete. I started it on March 15 and completed it on September 10. I took a break from it for a few months while I worked on other projects (and over 30 different other mazes). In the end I finished the maze and hope you enjoy the result. Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán is located in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. This church was a 10 minute walk from where I lived in the Winter and I visited it often. I have over 50 pictures on my camera of the church to prove this !

The groundbreaking of this church began in 1572 and was completed in 1724. You can read about the history here. The architecture of the church is amazing and it is worth a visit if you are in the area. This is my 4th maze from Oaxaca, and 2nd church (the other church is only 1 block away !):

Monte Alban

Templo de Sangre de Cristo

Mexican Door

YouTube: While there are videos showing just the church, since I lived in the city, I wanted to include a longer form video about the entire city.

Photo: taken by me

Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

The Maze: Mostly black and white with a bit of color where I felt it would help define the shape. This is a very large scale maze and the bigger the better. I designed it at 35 x 73 inches, so a 3x6 foot poster is how it is meant to be viewed and printed.

Laberinto de Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

And after a month I went back and made a color version ! I love how it turned it

Laberinto de Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán en color

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download of the black and white version is available on the homepage. Please check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze being made and solved!!

Coming in December:

Holiday themed mazes in a new style !

I do maze commissions if you like my work.