Art studio experiences can meaningfully integrate multiple curricular discipline areas. Through a study of public visual expression, from historic labyrinths to contemporary graffiti, connections can be made to art forms related to spiritual realms and ceremonial rituals. Such activities can also serve as a springboard for writing. In this article, the author describes how students painted words describing a better world in which to live on a labyrinth floor mural. (Contains 1 online resource.)