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A-Maze-Ing – Cica Ghost’s New Second Life Build

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A-Maze-Ing - a Second Life build by Cica Ghost – A whimsical rideable wooden giraffe on wheels, set against a sepia-toned landscape with brick walls and painted flowers.
A rideable wooden giraffe on wheels, at Cica Ghost’s new build ‘A-Maze-Ing’.

A new build by Cica Ghost opened on Monday, 11th August:A-Maze-Ing. As usual, it’s accompanied by a thoughtful quote:

“At some point we all look up and realize we are lost in a maze.” – John Green

Before you explore, I recommend turning on the shared environment:
World → Environment → Use Shared Environment.
Here, the light matters; the sepia tones, soft shadows, and muted skies are part of the experience

A whimsical maze landscape featuring red brick and grey plaster walls under a brown sepia sky, with wooden toy animals such as a giraffe and elephant in the foreground. Part of Cica Ghost's latest build A-Maze-Ing, in Second life
The maze at A-Maze-ing

First Impressions

This is quite different from Cica’s previous build Among the Hills. The sky is a brown sepia, scattered with drifting clouds. Below, an island-sized maze stretches out, its walls of red brick and grey plaster intersecting at perfect right angles. The floor beneath your feet is brick too, patterned in circles like an old patio.

Here and there, steep little hillocks rise almost vertically. Many have a single tree at the top; others are bare, and a few hold bottle-shaped houses. At the very centre, on a raised area, stand more bottle-shaped houses, mostly brick, some with partial plaster coverings, looking like something from a dream. 

A whimsical scene featuring several bottle-shaped houses with a mix of brick and plaster, set against a cloudy, sepia-toned sky. The landscape includes twisted branches and a large wheel structure in the background. Part of Cica Ghost's latest Second life build, A-Maze-Ing
I think the houses look like bottles – do you agree?

Exploring the Maze

Your arrival point is on the east of the island, where four large wooden animals wait: a giraffe, an elephant, a horse, and a duck, all with wheels and ready to ride. In true Cica style, there’s also a second, smaller set so Dinkies can join in the fun. 

A whimsical scene featuring wooden toy animals, including an elephant, a horse, a giraffe, and a duck, all mounted on wheels. A small black cat figure sits atop the elephant. The background features a sepia-toned landscape with gentle hills.
A second set of rideable animals is available for Dinkies

At one end of the island, a small shop sells some of Cica’s whimsical “monsters,” including the wheeled animals. 

Cica Ghost's small shop with whimsical art displays featuring wooden animals and snails for sale, set against a sepia-toned background, at A-Maze-Ing, in Second life
There is a small shop if you want to buy a souvenir

This time, there are no towering creatures like in some of her earlier builds, but I spotted a few snails and a strange rabbit-like being. And yes, their eyes move, as always. 

a white coloured whimsical rabbit like figure, standing in front of a red background
I think this is a rabbit – Iooks like one

Colours, Details, and Surprises

True to form, there are also trees and flowers, all in sepia or white, matching the sky and stonework

viewed from above, low growing little white flowers, without visible leaves. on a stony brown substrate,. Designed by Cica Ghost. Part of her Second life, A-Maze-Ing build.
There are always new flowers with each build by Cica – I like these.

The only real splashes of colour come from a few painted red sections of wall and charming line drawings of cats and other animals. 

four amusing colourful cat figures painted on a red wall. Standing in front of that is a rather grumpy looking anthropomorphic, whimsical black cat
There were cats painted on the wall so I joined them with my grumpy Magurami cat

The quiet charm of this build is in its details. the interplay of light, texture, and geometry, and the unexpected little discoveries around each corner. 

a whimsical snail with large eyes, with building in the background
A cute snail, naturally with moving eyes

Supporting Cica’s Art

In these tightened times, when money is scarce, I know it’s a lot to ask, but if you enjoy Cica’s work, consider leaving a contribution at one of the tip jars or perhaps buying a monster as a souvenir. Your support helps her continue to build these playful and imaginative spaces for us all to enjoy.

a tree with the top bent horizontally, bearing grey flowers, no leaves visible. In the background is a sepia sky
A flowering tree

A-Maze-Ing is exactly what the name promises: a playful labyrinth, an atmospheric landscape, and another reminder of how Cica Ghost can turn the simplest shapes into something magical.

For other relevant links, see Cica’s Inworld Shop, Cica on Marketplace, Cica’s personal Flickr stream, and the Cica Flickr group. 

For other bloggers’ views and photographs of A-Mazing-ing, take a look at posts by Inara Pey, Susann Decuir, Yse and Dido Petra Haas

A link to see all my posts about Cica Ghost is HERE

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