Maze of the Week #89 - Hollywood Sign Maze

Maze of the Week #89 is a maze of a very famous sign, maybe the most famous sign I have made a maze of, the Hollywood Sign, in Los Angeles, California. This was once again an abandoned maze (4 in a row!) that I decided to try and salvage. It was a very weak and boring maze originally. I did a lot of work to improve it. A few facts about the sign - the letters are each 50 feet tall, and is was first erected in 1923 as HOLLYWOODLAND. It has a great story you can read about on the Wikipedia page, and the sign was almost demolished in 1949.

YouTube: Excellent 6 minute video to learn about the sign

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making. You can read about those abandoned mazes here:

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

Then I went back an made it into another case study, which you can read about here. I should mention that if you look at photos of the sign, the vegetation on the hill in more recent years in dry and brown from drought. I went with lusher green vegetation.

Hollywood Sign Maze

Hollywood Sign Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage, including a version with more accurate coloring. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

If you like mazes of California signs you might like this one too:

Fresno Van Ness Sign Maze

Coming these next few weeks: Mazes with case studies !

Tiki Totem Maze

El Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Maze (last week)

Hollywood Sign Maze (this one !)

A maze of ruins

Maze of the Week #88 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Maze

Maze of the Week #88 is my first maze of an outdoor amphitheater, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. This is another maze that I abandoned at one time, then went back and revised. It is also my 5th maze from Colorado (the other 4 links are below).

Photos: You can find many different wonderful photos of the amphitheatre, and depending on the time of day and the sun/clouds the colors of the red rocks change color tones. This photo is from flickr, DragonWoman

Red Rocks Amphitheater, flickr, DragonWoman

YouTube: Just a wonderful setting to see anything as shown in this video !

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making. You can read about those mazes here:

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

Then I went back and made it into another case study, which you can read about here. Here is the final maze, in color and using a hand drawn construction.

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Maze

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available on the homepage. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

If you like mazes of Colorado things you might like these:

Colorado Welcome Sign Maze

Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde Maze

Blue Mustang Sculpture Maze (blucifer)

US Air Force Cadet Chapel Maze

Coming these next few weeks: Mazes with case studies !

Tiki Totem Maze

El Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze (last week)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Maze (this one)

A maze of a sign

A maze of ruins

Maze of the Week #87 - Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

Maze of the Week #87 takes us to the city of Queretaro in Mexico. This statue of the Danzante Conchero Chichimeca is located just outside of the main plaza in the city. If you visit you will be sure to see it. I lived nearby and have walked past it hundreds of times. You mazy not notice but there is some color on the statue, although the feathers near the head of the dancer have faded over time (they were blue and white).

Photos: All taken by me.

YouTube: This is a long video of the festival in Queretaro that shows many different festivities like a parade and dancing. I do not think I am in the background of this video, but…maybe. I did attend many of these things !

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making.

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

Then I went back an made it into another case study, which you can read about here. I did need to cheat to maze the picture I made though !

Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

Coming these next few weeks: Mazes with case studies !

Tiki Totem Maze (last week)

El Danzante Conchero Chichimeca Maze (this one)

A maze of a performing arts center

A maze of a sign

A maze of ruins

Maze of the Week #86 - Tiki Totem Maze

Maze of the Week #86 takes us to Hawaii and a maze of a Tiki Totem. It is the first of a series of mazes that I originally made, abandoned, then re-imagined for the site.

You can read about what tikis are on this Hawaii website. But my laymen definition is they are mythical symbols of gods and guardians. An example would be Ku - the god of war.

YouTube: Here is the making of a tiki head that is really fun to watch !

Photo: Here is a photo from Hawaii that shows the tiki my maze was made of (the tiki on the left). A wonderful photo showing the tikis in black and white against the powerful ocean in the background. They are located in PUʻUHONUA O HŌNAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK - flickr, Stephen Hinde

Tikis - flickr, Stephen Hinde

The Maze: Originally this maze was abandoned and made my list of mistakes in maze making.

Why I abandoned these 10 mazes - Mistakes in Maze making

This maze has a story that I will go into later in a Case Study, so if you like before/after and maze design I suggest you read that, but here is the final product after much work !! The maze is easy to solve and the maze construction is free hand drawn.

Hawaii Tiki Totem Maze

Tiki Totem Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze be made and solved !!!

Coming these next 5 weeks: Mazes with case studies !

A tiki maze (this week)

A maze of a statue - (next week)

A maze of a performing arts center

A maze of a sign

A maze of ruins