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John,
With regard to your earlier email:
"Next year in Oxford, we are holding the first International
conference of Sundial Societies."
I think it should be made clear that the Oxford meeting
is NOT an international conference of sundial societies.
It is the British Sundial Society conference - to which they are making
a pointed effort to invite people from other countries and
other societies. As far as I know, no other society has
been asked or invited to participate in the planning of the
conference. It's simply a matter of BSS hoping that there will be very
good foreign attendance as a result of their promotion effort and the
desirability of the site.
I point this out because a few NASS members have mentioned to
me that they thought our 2004 conference would be this meeting as a joint
effort with BSS. It is not. NASS will have its
usual conference and I hope NASS members - as well as anyone
else, from whatever country, who is interested in dialing will
consider attending.
Fred Sawyer
NASS President
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 10:06
AM
Subject: Re: Poor Mans Stained
Glass
Hi Ken:
I agree with you. How can a sheet of plastic cost so
much I wonder? But I still want to practice with the
plastic to hone my Glass Eye 2000 designing skills and for stained glass
sundial testing. Maybe I'll just use cheaper acetate for my
experiments.
Next year in Oxford, we are holding the first International
conference of Sundial Societies. We are putting together a display table
devoted to stained glass sundials. One of my British colleagues had the
idea of copying photos of historical sundial windows onto clear acetate and
then putting them on a light box for public viewing. We think that this
would be the best way for people to "experience" a stained glass sundial if
the actual window is not available. Do you guys do this in your
conferences?
thanks
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:58
AM
Subject: Re: Poor Mans Stained
Glass
Hi! All,
Been
lurking for a while. I saw this mylar stuff for the first time last
year at a craft show. It didn't look to bad but they wanted about the
same money as it would cost to have an actual panel done. I'm just
guessing on the size, but I'm not to far off. I think for a 12"
x 24" Panel they wanted $250.00 for it. If I'm going to pay that
much for it why not go for the real thing. Felt like a slap in the
face to an artisan who develops and builds a design for a customer. Just my
opinion.
Ken O.
Decorative Glass
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