Princess Leia-shaped corn maize honors Carrie Fisher

An Indiana farm planted a Princess Leia-shaped corn maze in honor of the late actress Carrie Fisher.

It opened at Goebel Farms in Evansville, Indiana, this weekend and outlines the face and iconic hairdo of the Star Wars character and reads ‘Carrie Fisher RIP 1956-2016’.

The creative maze even caught the attention of Fisher’s brother, Todd, who tweeted the photo calling it ‘a very cool tribute’.

Carrie, who played the character in the blockbuster Star Wars saga, died suddenly in late December at 60.

 

Todd Fisher, the brother of late actress Carrie Fisher, tweeted a photo of the maze that honored his sister, calling it ‘a very cool tribute’

Goebel farms in Evansville, Indiana, opened a corn maize this weekend in the shape of the Star War's character Princess Leia to honor the actress who played her . It reads 'Carrie Fisher RIP 1956-2016'

Goebel farms in Evansville, Indiana, opened a corn maize this weekend in the shape of the Star War’s character Princess Leia to honor the actress who played her . It reads ‘Carrie Fisher RIP 1956-2016’

Carrie Fisher is pictured as Princess Leia, in the role she was most famous for. Carrie died suddenly in December at age 60

Carrie Fisher is pictured as Princess Leia, in the role she was most famous for. Carrie died suddenly in December at age 60

The maze was designed by Jeremy Goebel in February and planted this spring using a GPS device.

Goebel told the Evansville Courier & Press: ‘ I’ve always been a Star Wars fan and I just wanted to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher.’

He’s designed corn mazes at his family farm for 16 years. Though the process used to be done by hand and much more laborious, now it’s mostly done on computers.

Goebel began by taking a photo of Princess Leia and using Photoshop to trace the design, adding pathways and dead-ends necessary for a corn maze. 

Once the design was set, Goebel uploaded it into a tractor computer and used GPS to plant the field, a process that takes 40 minutes.

But this maze designer doesn’t consider himself an artist and is relieved that they started using GPS 13 years ago. 

The corn maize opened this weekend and is a huge attraction for any Star Wars fan who wants to celebrate Carrie Fisher and get lost in their beloved Princess Leia.

The maze reads 'Carrie Fisher RIP 1956-2016' and has an outline of Princess Leia's face and iconic hairdo

The maze reads ‘Carrie Fisher RIP 1956-2016’ and has an outline of Princess Leia’s face and iconic hairdo

Jeremy Goebel used a tractor and GPS to design and plant the commemorative maze 

Jeremy Goebel used a tractor and GPS to design and plant the commemorative maze 

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