Maze of the Week #10 - The Alamo Mission Maze

March 7, 2022

Our second building maze of the year takes us to San Antonio and the famous Alamo Mission. I had made a maze of the Alamo before and decided I wanted to upgrade and see if I could improve on the previous version, I think I did. Why am I fetauring this maze, this week ? Well, The Battle fo the Alamo was fought between February 23 – March 6, 1836.

Some information about The Alamo Mission

Famous for the 13 day siege that was part of the Texas Revolution. Despite losing the battle, Texas defeated the Mexican army a little of a month later to form the Republic of Texas. A nice place to plan a visit if you are in the area. Take a tour and learn more in the video below.

Before we get to the mazes let’s take a look at a photo of The Alamo Mission from JOSE GIL from Pexels

The original maze:

I did a simple outline of the building, colored it and included a standard maze. You’ll notice the building is symmetrical with perfectly straight lines and it uses only two colors.

And here is a photo from David R Tribble that I used to make my more detailed Alamo Mission Maze.

The new maze versions:

And here WAS the updated Alamo Mission Maze that I was going to feature this week: It is a large size maze 22x34 inches in full size and is in black and white. The maze construction is draw and cut, and because of the scale it does not look like a maze at first glance (IMO). I used the stones that make up the building as the walls of the maze. Now about the WAS. I like this maze a lot but I decided to take the time colorize it a bit to see if it would improve the maze…

And here is that colorized version. I think it came out well. Which do you prefer ?

The Alamo Mission Maze in color — The Alamo Mission Maze

Enjoy the mazes ! You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

Another sign maze from a theater.

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Maze of the Week #9 - Piet Mondrian tribute maze

February 28, 2022

Our 9th maze of the week is a little bit different than normal. It is not anything special in terms of maze construction but it is a tribute to the Dutch Painter Piet Mondrian. Even if you do not know the name, you know his work, If you have been to a significant art museum you have almost certainly seen his work on display. He is featured this week to celebrate his birthday on March 7, 1872. I also added an Arrow Maze tribute because the construction lends itself to it so well.

Some information about Piet Mondrian

I do not think I can do justice to such a famous artist, his ongoing influence and his life. Luckily there is a website that features all of the information you could want. It includes a complete visual listing of all 120 of his works of art.

Here is a quick 3 minute video speaking about Piet and his style:

The mazes:

This is a simple square filled with simple squares and rectangles colored as Piet Mondrian may have done it. The maze construction is standard and nothing special beyond the fun coloration.

Piet Mondrian Tribute Maze — Piet Mondrian tribute maze

And here is the original artwork before any maze was added:

I decided to add an Arrow Maze tribute because I like a good Arrow Maze and its structure lends itself well to his work !

Piet Mondrian Arrow Maze Tribute — Piet Arrow Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A famous historical landmark and building with a ton of detail. I think you are going to really like it !

Maze of the Week #8 - Abraham Lincoln Maze

February 21, 2022

Happy President’s Day for those of you joining us from the United States. For the holiday we have maze fo the week #8, an Abraham Lincoln maze based on the statue in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The maze is a draw and cut construction. It is large sized and in 2 colors.

Some information about Abraham Lincoln

Let’s just go right to the video:

Let’s take a look at a photo before we get to the maze !

Abraham Lincoln Memorial statue — Photo by **Sachith Ravishka Kodikara** from **Pexels**

The maze:

Includes the quote featured behind him in the memorial.

Abraham Lincoln Statue Maze — Abraham Lincoln Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. You can find downloads of the maze at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

Something a bit different - a tribute to a famous artist.

Maze of the Week #6 - Blue Mustang Sculpture Maze

February 7, 2022

Our 6th maze of the year is a maze of “Blucifer” as some locals call it, or the Blue Mustang Sculpture that sits outside of Denver International Airport. This maze comes in 2 versions, color and a (mostly) black and white. The construction is free drawn. I am featuring the maze this week because it was completed on February 11, 2008.

Some information about the Blue Mustang Sculpture

This is a fiberglass sculpture from the artist Luis Jiménez. Unfortunately, it also led directly to his death. The sculpture is 32 feet high and weighs 9,000 pounds. The eyes are red LED lights. You can learn all about the sculpture on it’s Wikipedia page. I also highly suggest you check out this background story by Cameron Bailey.

Or you can just watch a 10 minute video about the horse:

Some pictures:

All three photos are provided courtesy of Denver International Airport. I included the restoration picture to give you an idea of the scale of the Mustang !