May 2: First Annual World Labyrinth Day

Labyrinth Enterprises in St Louis, MO, has the largest canvas labyrinth production studio in the world, 8,000 square feet, enough space for several labyrinths to be in progress.



They also create permanent labyrinth installations made from such materials as stone, wood, tile, pavers, and they have developed a proprietary polymer concrete technique which is cost effective, extremely durable, and low maintenance.

Labyrinth Enterprise's permanent labyrinth in the Bahamas.

In its first dozen years the company organized four labyrinth conferences, participated in 13 annual labyrinth conferences, produced more than 1,000 labyrinths, 
and consulted, designed, and/or built 60 on-site labyrinths. In addition, during those 12 years over a million people walked the labyrinths
 they designed or created.

Judy Hopen is the vice president, studio manager, production supervisor, director and proprietor of the Labyrinth Enterprises Studio and Canvas Division.



Judy has drawn and painted more than 750 labyrinths – that’s more than anyone in the world, and probably in all of history, making her the world’s expert canvas labyrinth creator. I’ve been lucky to see Judy at work  - formerly a model and performance artist, she infuses her craft with joy and beauty.


The author painting the Shrine labyrinth. Photo: Trish Schmiedl.

The 15’ x 15’ Shrine of Holy Wisdom Rose Labyrinth, was designed and created by the author. The 5-circuit design is based on the central portion of the Chartres labyrinth. It is painted with acrylic paint and glitter on a green heavyweight fabric. Numerologically based upon the numbers three, five and thirteen, the painted lines are embellished with 13 roses, each with five petals in the inner ring, five petals in the outer ring, and three leaves.

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