Mazes by Joe: The Wizard of Maze Paperback – May 2, 2025

Joseph Charles Barzantny, the son of Joseph and Irene Barzantny, was born in Denver, Colorado in 1970. At an early stage in his life, Joe (or Joey) showed signs of “remarkability”. The prodigious toddler would dazzle and amuse his parents and friends with his very organized and artistic displays all over the floors or on tabletops. Whether he used cheerios, playing cards or stuffed animals, his patterns and “pictures” were so neat and alluring, that the Barzantnys found themselves hopping over them to get around or readjusting their lifestyle in order to save the “masterpieces”. Eventually photographs had to suffice, but it wasn’t long before Joey was creating these configurations on paper. Read more