Crop Circle Art - Materials and Equipment

There will be no crop circles without crops. Most of the creations took place in wheat, corn, oats, and barley, rye or tobacco fields. However, even rice, oil-seed rape and fields of weeds have been reported to function as a canvas for this artwork.

You will need the following materials:
Stalk-stompers in different lengths (#1 and 2) or a garden roller, pre-stretched nylon string (#3), a marking pole (#4) and surveying tape (#5).

You can also use an OS pathfinder map (field boundaries and pathways), an infrared image intensifier and a dowsing rod/pendulum, but I personally think less is more.

Instructions on how to make a crop circle can be found online; a search will churn out several sites and many videos on the youtube site will show you the trait of the trade.

In case you have a difficult time coming up with an idea; you can find crop circle designs, drawings and diagrams galore on the Internet as well. I even stumbled across a crop circle making contest which was held several years ago.

Joining or finding other crop circle makers/artists is rather simple as well; there are tons of sites and forums available and there might even be an organization in and around your area.

I am not so sure whether to promote this type of art, because I can imagine the farmers are not too happy with it. I have to leave the responsibility up to you and your better judgment. In case you decide to go ahead and create a crop circle you can always blame the aliens.