John, beautiful work! Because I know your works I should not wonder, but looking at the details of your railroad I remained "open-mouthed" : amazing! Bravissimo! Gianni Ferrari
2013/1/5 John Carmichael <[email protected]> > *Hello All:* > > * * > > *Bare with me, this email will eventually relate to sundials (as Roger > says, everything eventually does…)* > > * * > > *I sheepishly must admit that I have been unusually quiet on the list for > one year. Let me explain…* > > * * > > *It wasn’t for lack of interest in all your postings which I have been > reading, it was because I was so deeply involved in a giant project which > consumed all my time and undivided attention. It took over my life for one > year (and helped me to escape the horrible state of world and national > affairs. I literally made my own little world and never left town). I > have been working non-stop all day, every day for thirteen months on this > project. Without the encouragement and support from my family and friends, > it would not have been possible.* > > * * > > *I have been making sundials for twenty years. But had a crazy dream > festering in the back of my head for just as long. Ever since they were > invented in Germany in the 1980s, I’ve wanted to design and build a Garden > Railway. They can be magical and most satisfying things. I figured that > I’m starting to get old and if I waited any longer I physically wouldn’t be > able to do it. So I bit the bullet and made a big decision to temporallyhalt > my sundial business, retool my shop, and make the railroad. > * > > * * > > *Then along came the letter from Gianni Ferrari on Railway Sundials, and > it woke me up and I realized that sundials do relate to everything. ( > thanks Roger). Well, Gianni’s letter also gave me an idea…* > > * * > > *Many years ago, NASS gave me the Sawyer Dialing Prize which was a > beautiful and sturdy little brass equatorial dial made by The Great Tony > Moss himself. Sadly, it has set on my shady workbench, much loved but > unused for all these years. I had no sunny window available and no good > place outside- until now! I thought what a great idea! I’ll use my > Sawyer Dialing Prize Sundial as a miniature monumental sundial on the > railroad. So I glued it on top of a stone pinnacle by the Trolley > Station. Looks great and works just fine. Thanks Tony and Gianni! Everybody > loves it.* > > * * > > *I’m back at dialing again and have orders. The break was good, but I’m > happy to be dialing again.* > > * * > > *Here is a Flickr set of the new railroad, including the railroad > sundial: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcarmichael/sets/72157632430552837/ > * > > *I didn’t have time to write descriptions under each photo, so you’ll > just have to guess what you are looking at.* > > *All aboard!* > > *John* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > John L. Carmichael**** > > Sundial Sculptures**** > > 925 E. Foothills Dr.**** > > Tucson AZ 85718-4716**** > > USA**** > > Tel: 520-6961709**** > > Email: [email protected] **** > > ** ** > > *My Websites:* > > (business) *Sundial Sculptures:* http://www.sundialsculptures.com **** > > (educational) *Chinook Trail Sundial: * > http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/COSprings/**** > > (educational) *Earth & Sky Equatorial Sundial:* > http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Earth-Sky_Dial/ **** > > (educational) *My Painted Wall Sundial:* > http://www.advanceassociates.com/WallDial **** > > (educational) *Painted Wall Sundials:* > http://advanceassociates.com/WallDial/PWS_Home.html **** > > (educational) *Stained Glass Sundials:* > http://www.stainedglasssundials.com **** > > (educational) *Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Turrets:* > http://StainedGlassSundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html<http://stainedglasssundials.com/CupolaSundial/index.html> > **** > > ** ** > > *From:* sundial [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gianni > Ferrari > *Sent:* Saturday, December 01, 2012 4:02 AM > *To:* LISTA INGLESE > *Subject:* Rrailways and sundials**** > > ** ** > > Maybe someone is interested in the group of monothematic sundials that > Italian gnomonists Giacomo Bonzani and Guido Dresti have designed on the > walls of the stations of a small mountain railway (52km) which connects the > town of Domodossola (Northern Italy) with nearest Switzerland. > Greetings**** > > Gianni Ferrari **** > > LInk:**** > > > http://lnx.vigezzonews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=750:la-valle-dal-tempo-dipinto&catid=38:la-valle-dal-tempo-dipinto&Itemid=62 > **** > > **** > > --------------------- > Ing. Gianni Ferrari **** > > Lat. 44;38,18.5N > Long. 10;56,05.3E > [email protected]**** > > ** ** > -- --------------------- Ing. Gianni Ferrari Lat. 44;38,18.5N Long. 10;56,05.3E [email protected]
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