Please excuse me if this is a resent message, but I'm resending because I don't think the original made it thru the internet.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Carmichael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:08 AM Subject: Sundial Carpet > > Hello All: > > A person who does solar consultations and experiments for architects (she > uses a heliodon) contacted me after having viewed the Stained Glass > website. A new library is being built in Washington state and she is wants > to incorporate an interior sundial in the main lobby entrance. We discussed > projection stained glass on the ceiling, and aperture gnomons dials on the > wall. Talks are still underway with the design team, but we will probably > use the aperture gnomon design that uses a hole in the southern wall that > projects a beam of light onto a sundial face on the floor. > > When we discussed how to put the drawing on the floor, I suggested using a > colorful design woven in the carpeting. I know that it is now possible to > order a custom-woven carpet that uses digital computer aided equipment to > reproduce any design. > > Have any of you ever heard of a sundial carpet? > > John > > > - -
