I suggested Nattie start this labyrinth-themed collaboration based on her wonderful "Bufalo del Laberinto" drawing, and I'd like to thrown down a few ideas and concepts for people to work with.

If you're only familiar with the Jim Henson labyrinth or the more recent Pan's, check out the Wikipedia page about the mythical labyrinth here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth

Cliff's notes version: the labyrinth of Greek mythology was designed to hold the Minotaur, a half-man half-bull creature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur). The labyrinth was designed by Daedalus, who was imprisoned with his son Icarus (you may recall a story about them and an infamous pair of wings).

There's also a popular and fairly old game based on the labyrinth. It's a wooden maze that tilts back and forth and side to side, and you have to maneuver a marble around holes in the bottom. They're wicked hard (I had one as a kid).

Ideas, questions, things to think about:

--In Greek mythology, the labyrinth holds the Minotaur. In the Jim Henson film, the labyrinth leads to the Goblin City and the castle of the Goblin King. What might be at the center of our labyrinth?

--Nattie has already drawn an excellent labyrinth buffalo. What else might live in the labyrinth?

--Most labyrinth stories seem to involve traps and tricksters to make it difficult to reach the inside of the maze. What troubles might someone encounter in our labyrinth?

--This collaboration could result in a collection of art, a novel, a series of short stories, a short film, an animation, etc. My inclination is to develop the setting and the universe before adding plot, but feel free to ignore that :)