Dear Art and sundialers all, What a wonderful idea!
I'd like to suggest a type of sundial for those folks that: a: don't own the building they are in. b: don't have access to the outside of the building c: have no sunlight coming through or hitting a window or opening. It is the Scenic Shadow Interpretation Screen. (SSIS) Viewed from a single point through a transparent screen, window, sheet of plastic, etc. it uses the shadows of nodes of objects in the scene to tell time. The lines on the screen corresponding to shadow positions of the chosen nodes for given timelines. Reference marks of fixed objects in the scene allow the single eye to position correctly. I understand that origonally it was hand crafted on window screens with thread and yarn embroidery. Now it can be drawn or painted on a window, or even printed on a sheet of acetate and taped up. A few photographs made from the chosen point of view can be used to calculate the imaginary feet of the virtual gnomen that the nodes are part of. It then becomes fairly easy to determine the node shadow positions with respect to declination, position on the earth, local solar time, and the like. Another worthwhile idea would be to use the shadows of found objects in the scene and use markings on the ground, other objects, windows, sides of buildings as from virtual gnomen. Colored rocks in a gravel bed and the like are easy to do. As this advances, please keep us informed on the progress. Best Wishes! Edley. > I am a new member of the Sundial listserve and have been offered a > challenge by my community > which I would like to share with the members of the list. > > Our community as expressed an interest in using sundials as an > artform. The challenge is to put > 100 sundials on various walls in our community over the next five > years. I have been tasked with > this challenge. I would appreciate some feedback by other sundial > enthusiasts in the myriad of > ways this goal can be accomplished. We are more focused on wall type > sundials just from a > vandalism standpoint but are open to mirrors on horizontal sundials > as well. > > Let me hear about your wildest concepts and see if we can't stir up > both our local and > sundialcommunity. > > Thank you. > > Art Krenzel, P.E. > PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES > 10505 NE 285th Street > Battle Ground, WA 98604 > 360-666-1883 voice > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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