These sundials are not windows. They have stained glass or ceramic tiles bonded to a hard flat surface such as concrete or stone with small grout or cement filled gaps between each piece. There are two different methods for making mosaics. The glue and grout method and the poured cement method which uses a mold. You can make them for horizontal placement on the ground or on table top or a pedestal, or you can make them for an exterior wall. You will find additional information on their construction in the Design & Construction section of this website.
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| Dial 224 | Dial 127 | Dial 177 |
Designer and Maker: Daniela Caravita at Mos Art studios in Ravenna Italy Date: 2004 Original Location: On wall. Made for a private house in Ravenna, northern Italy. lat: 44° 25' N, long: 12° 12' E. Present Location: at original location Orientation: vertical, declines 22°45" West of South. Size: 92 x 98 cm Adornment: Gnomon protrudes from the iris of a human eye. Has Solstice and Equinox lines. The bottom of the eye is the curved part of the winter Solstice line. In lower left appears: 0.22'.45 indicating the declination to the West of South Mottos: "SOLIS ET ARTI OPUS" (A Work of Sun and Art) Condition: good Comment: Made from stones and marbles in traditional ancient Roman and Ravenna Byzantine Mosaics. We are looking for better photos and more information on this dial. Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: copied in 2005 from website below Website: Mos Art Email: Mos Art |
Designer: Robert Adzema, famous sundial designer and award winning member of The North American Sundial Society Date: 1991 Original Location: lat: 41° 2' 30'; Long: 35° 56' 15" W. High up on brick wall of the Thorp Village Senior Center, Box 254, Route 340, Sparkill, NY 10976-0254, USA. Present Location: at original location Orientation: vertical, declines 38° 14' 42" to the east of south. Size: 7' x 7' (213 x 213 cm.). Gnomon is 14" (35.5cm) long Adornment: Solstices and equinox lines. Mottos: none Condition: good, but some tiles are missing. Unfortunately, it's shaded for much of the day by a nearby tree. Comment: The gnomon is bronze and tilework is framed in copper. It has hundreds of 1" square ceramic bathroom tile mosaics mounted on four seamless panels. Gnomon is attached to directly to bricks underneath the dial plate. We're looking for a sunny day photo taken before the tree grew so big. Original Photos: Here, Here Email: Robert Adzema Website: Robert Adzema |
Designer: Robert Adzema, famous sundial designer and award winning member of The North American Sundial Society Date: unknown, prob. 1990's Original Location: the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, New York USA Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: large yellow sun in center with date line on top. Sky blue background with clouds. Inscription: Has these user instructions: "stand on today's month and your shadow will point to the time. from November through March subtract 1 hour." Condition: unknown Comment: This is a human analemmatic sundial mosaic made from hundreds of 1" bathroom tiles. We found this photo on Adzema's website and have contacted him asking for more information and photos. Original Photo: Here Email: Robert Adzema Website: Robert Adzema |
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| Dial 219 | Dial 208 | Dial 100 |
Designer and Maker: unknown Delineator: unknown Date: unknown, probably 1990s or early 2000s Original Location: lat: 51° 32' N, long: 0° 39' W; unknown place in Burnham England Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: about 1.5 m square Adornment: A tree without leaves in the centre of a 12-point flaming sun, the four cardinal points labelled N, S, E, W. Around the W, N and E sides the hour numerals (Arabic), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Note that the dial is laid in a path that runs a few degrees W of N, and the compass points and hour numerals are correctly aligned to true N, hence not central in the design. Mottos: none Inscriptions: on the S of the W side "GMT". On the S of the E side "FOR BST ADD I HR". Along the S side "I [?] WAS COMMISSIONED BY / BURNHAM PARISH COUNCIL / TO CELEBRATE THE MILLENNIUM" Condition: very good Comment: brick, ceramic tile and cobblestone mosaic dial. It is a rather strange design since it uses pebbles and has no gnomon. Presumably you are supposed to use a walking stick for the gnomon! But it looks as if it is properly, if approximately, delineated. We are seeking more information on this dial. Original Photo: Here Photo: taken in 2005. Courtesy of John Foad Map: Here |
Designer & Maker: unknown, anonymous Date: 3rd. century BC Original Location: mosaic on a floor, Greece Present Location: Rhineland Museum, Trier, Germany Orientation: unknown Size: unknown Adornment: The mosaic shows an old man with a solar clock, generally recognized as Anaximander of Miletus in Asia Minor (c. 610-546 BC). Mottos: none Condition: good Left Photo: from The Hans Arnfed website. Right Photo: from Mario Arnaldi's website. Comment: This is a depiction of a sundial and is not a working sundial. The historians believe that the philosopher Anaximander found for the first time the equinoxes, the solstices and that the Earth is perfectly in the center of the celestial sphere. It also introduced the gnomon. He wrote "Around the nature", " The earth's turn", "About the fixed stars", "The sphere" and other works. A moon crater bears his name. Original Photos: Here, Here Websites: Hans Arnfed Astel and Mario Arnaldi (English translation pdf: Here) |
Designer: Pjeroo Robjee Construction: Gino Tondat Date: 1984 Original Location: Lat: 50.7°N, Long: 3.6° E, Municipal Library in Ronse, Belgium Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: The major axis of the elliptical-shaped dial is about 7 m (23 ft). Adornment: The grotesque figures in the mosaic are mostly inspired by the signs of the zodiac: crab near the number VII, scales between X and XI, the virgin at noon, aquarius between III and V, scorpion next to the VII at right. Quadrupeds (ram, bull, lion, goat?) dwell between IV and V at left, one next to the crab, and at right between VII and VIII. Can't find the archer or twins. Monster at the lower left may be a fish? Contributions are welcome! Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: a beautiful glass mosaic analemmatic dial inspired by the Dr. Ovide Decroly School. They consider this object as an educational-didactical concept. Hour points from IV to VIII local time with an analemma drawn around date line with the names of the months alongside written in Latin: JANUARIUS, FEBRUARIUS, MARTIUS, APRILIS, MAIUS, JUNIUS, JULIUS, AUGUSTUS, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. It uses a human standing on the date to cast a shadow that indicates the time. Unfortunately, this is a flawed design since the dial should have a straight date line instead of an analemma. This causes errors in the time readings. Original Photo: Here Websites: Frans Maes and Gino Tondat and Stadt Ronse/ |
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Sundial Delineator: Ian Sells Artwork Designers and Installers: local artists, Claire Gittings & Glen Romanis and a crew of 4 others. Date: unknown Original Location: Lat: 38° 19' 30" S, 144° 19' 45" E. Adjacent to the corner of Esplanade and Darian Road at Fisherman's Beach, Torquay Victoria, Australia Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: 4 to 5 m. wide on an 8 m. slab of concrete. Adornment: elaborate artwork represents a number of traditional dreaming stories of the Wathaurong aboriginal people, including Mindii, the ever watchful Snake and Bunjil, the Eagle, Creator and Overseer. The analemma is the eagle's body. Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: Elaborate Analemmatic interactive sundial that uses a person's body for the gnomon. Standing on the date, a human's body casts a shadow that indicates the time. Unfortunately, this is a flawed design since the dial should have a straight date line instead of an analemma. This causes errors in the time readings. Dial contains about 120,000 glass tiles! Project initiated by the Lions Club. We are looking for better resolution photos and more information on this beautiful dial. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here Websites: Franz Maes, Torquay, Monash |
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| Maker: Amy R. Handford Date: Late 1900's. early 2000's Original Location: St. Paul MN USA. These sundials are ornamental and not designed for any particular location. Present Location: King Tut dial is in Dallas TX, others are in St. Paul MN Orientation: All three dials are horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: Dial1: dragonfly on flower, Dial 2: King Tut, Dial 3: Horse on carousel |
Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: Handford calls them "Stepping stone stained glass sundials". Cast concrete with inlaid stained glass. These sundials will not tell time precisely because the decorative gnomons have a nonlinear irregular shadow casting edge. Excellent Original Photo: Dial 1 Original Photos: Dial 2, Dial 2 Original Photo: Dial 3 Website: Amy's Art |
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| Dial 218 | Dial 217 | Dial 78 |
Designer: unknown Maker: unknown Delineator: unknown Date: unknown Original Location: Lat: 32.9° N; Long: 35.1° E. on the lawn next to the dininghall entrance, near a pedestrian pass way (about 50 meters, or so, from the dininghall building) in a Kibbutz - "Kfar Masaryk", just south of Akko, Israel. Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown, but large. Adornment: unknown. Not clear in this photo. Mottos: unknown Inscriptions: bears inscription that means: "50th (anniversary) of Kfar Massarik". Condition: unknown Comment: beautiful colorful mosaic sundial with thin triangular sheet gnomon. We are looking for better photos of this dial. Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: from website below Websites: The Israel sundial trail and Kfar Masaryk Map: Here |
Designer: Rob Turner Maker: Gary Drostle, accomplished English painter and mosaic artist. Delineator: Christopher St.J. H. Daniel FSA Date: 2002 Original Location: Lat: 51.5° N; Long: 0.6° W. Monksfield Park, Britwell in Slough, close to West London England Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown, but large Adornment: the theme is of time, locality and the stars Mottos: unknown Condition: Excellent in these photos taken in 2005. But dial has some graffiti, is soiled by bird droppings, and needs cleaning. Comment: Slough Borough Council’s Parks and Allotments Section commissioned public art for the park. The aim was to enhance the park through a project that would involve local people in the regeneration of the area. This offered people the opportunity to work with professional artists and to learn new skills as well as provide a focal point for the park. The dial was designed following workshops that Gary and Rob ran with the local school, youth centre and play centre. The young people worked on the theme of time, locality and the stars. The sundial also acts as a bench on its raised platform. There are two dials (L.A.T.) one for the summer and one for the winter. The mosaic was constructed from vitreous glass and ceramic tesserae with a powder coated steel gnomon in the centre. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Close-up Photos: Here and Here Photos: Courtesy of John Foad Information: from website below Websites: Webpage from Drostle Website and Slough Email: Gary Drostle |
Maker: unknown Date: late 1900's Original Location: Oracle Public Library, American Avenue, Oracle AZ, USA 85623 Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: 4 ft. (915mm) Adornment: At the north point is a graph of the Equation of Time and at the south point is the bright face of a sun. Ringing the dial is an inscription. Base is a concrete "flower" approximately 2 feet high. Dial is white ceramic with tile edging. Hour lines are bright arrows. Mottos: undetermined Condition: unknown Comment: A brightly colored ceramic tile mosaic dial. Hour lines adjusted for local longitude. Nearby, is an approximately 15 foot (3.8 m)long Noon Mark or Meridian Line with the months of the year marked on it. The shadow is cast by a small electric power pole. We are looking for more information and better photos of this dial. Original Photo: Here Websites: Library Display and Arizona Highways |
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| Dial 209 | Dial 234 | Dial 210 |
Designer & Maker: Vito Lecci Date: 2002 Original Location: Lat 39° 51 N; Long 18° 18' E. In the Astronomical Observatory “Sidereus” in the little town of Salve, near Lecce in southern Italy. Present Location: at original location Orientation: inclination: horizontal. Size: 60 x 60 cm. The 4000 mosaic pieces are about 9 mm square. Adornment: has date lines, the Equation of Time, motto Mottos: "Sol omnibus lucet" (The sun shines for all) Condition: excellent in 2005 Photos: from the website below Comment: Although this mosaic is made from wood, we are including it because it is so similar to ceramic and glass mosaics. Has walnut houlines, mahogany diurnal lines, rosewood and gnomon. The bottom is pine. It's probably used as interior decoration since the wood will not hold up well outside. We are looking for better photographs and more information on this piece. Original Photos: Here, Here Close-up Photos: border detail and hourline detail Email: Sidereus Websites: Sidereus |
Delineator: unknown Glass Artisan: Mary Koehl Date: unknown, late 1900s or early 2000s Original Location: On pedestal at unknown location in the USA. lat: ?° N, lon: ?° W. Present Location: unknown Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: stained glass mosaic of a peacock. The body is the gnomon. The bird's tail feathers are on the face. Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: It's unknown if the Koel's sundials are properly delineated for specific locations and if they are accurate. We cannot locate Mary Koehl. We are looking for better photos and more information about her sundials. She wrote a booklet called: "Mosaic Sundials by Mary Koehl" that is for sale. Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: copied in 2005 from website below Websites: Inland Craft and Yglass |
Designer & Maker: Alrakis, a scientific instrument company in Italy. Date: delivered in 2002 Original Location: Lat 40° 21' N, Long 18° 10' E, Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore "L.G.M. Columella" - Lecce Italy Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal. Size: 5 x 4 m Adornment: Hourlines are white carrara marble. Green quartzite makes the Solstice and Equinox lines. Mottos: none visible Condition: probably excellent Photos: from the Alrakis website Comment: Shows the dates and time. we are looking for more information on this dial. Original Photo: Here Website: Alrakis |
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| Dial 216 | Dial 206 | Dial 318 |
Designer & Maker: Matz Lamdan, Israeli mosaic artist. Delineator: unknown Date: unknown. probably early 2000's. Original Location: Lat: 31.7° N; Long: 35.3° E. In The Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, Israel. Present Location: at original location Orientation: Horizontal Size: unknown, but looks to be "coffee table" size. Adornment: a peacock with tail feathers open and raised Roman numerals. The subject of the peacock was chosen for its symbolical guarding of the Garden of Paradise, and for its ability to fan out its feathers to show the sunny hours for the sundial. Mottos: none Condition: unknown Photos and Information: from website below Comment: a crude mosaic with oddly sized pieces. Appears to have a perpendicular vertical gnomon. Donated by a woman from San Diego who supports the Zoo's educational facilities. Original Photo: Here Website: Yonina's Sculpture Email: Matz Lamdan |
Designer & Maker: Valentino Falcone Date: installed March 7th 2005 Original Location: Lat: 47° 44 12'' N; Lon: 7° 16' 36'' E. on southern wall of Mr. Falcone's home at 18 Rue du 21 Novembre, 68790 Morschwiller Le Bas, France Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical, declines 5° East of South Size: length: 112 cm, Height: 106 cm, weighs 96 Kg. There are between 15,000 and 20,000 porcelain tiles. Adornment: signs of the zodiac, sun in center, 7 solar declination date lines Inscriptions: Latitude, longitude, wall declination, the words: "Falcone V", and the date Mottos: "Horas Ne Numerem Nisi Serenas" ("I count no hours except tranquil [ones]") in a white ribbon. Condition: Excellent Photo: courtesy of Valentio Falcone Comments: One of the finest examples of a mosaic wall sundial. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Photo of Falcone with Sundial: Here Websites: Nicola Severino and Rosetonline Email: Valentino Falcone |
Designer & Maker: Valentino Falcone Date: installed April 2006 Original Location: Lat: 47° 44' N; Lon: 7° 16' E. in the garden of Mr. Falcone's home at 18, Rue du 21 Novembre, 68790 Morschwiller Le Bas, France Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: –15° , declines due South Size: diameter of circular face: 125 cm; granite base: 145 x 130 x 57 cm; flagstone top: 160 x 170 x 3 cm. Weight: about 4 tons. Polar style is a 15.46mm rod with a 30mm arrow that has a hole. The fountain, in the central part of the face, has a diameter of 67 cm. and a depth of 25cm. Adornment: different flowers are between the roman numeral hours. Motto in a ribbon. Beautiful edging of orange waves on a green background. Inscriptions: Latitude, longitude, wall declination, the words: "Falcone V", and the date Mottos: "Sol omnibus lucet" (trans: " The sun shines for everyone ") Condition: excellent Photos: courtesy of Valentio Falcone Comment: The face is a mosaic of about 20,000 tiles of wills cérame, hand-crafted by Mr. Falcone, is surrounded by a brass strip. The tiles and the other components of the piece will withstand temperatures from – 20° to + 80° C. The metal parts, strapping and supports, are of stainless steel. The fountain is supplied by a recirculating mini-pump. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here Email: Valentino Falcone |
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| Dial 214 | Dial 215 | Dial 211 |
Designer & Maker: unknown Date: 1986 Original Location: Lat: 47° 16' N; Long: 11° 23 E. unknown location in Innsbruck Austria Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: Vertical. Declination unknown. Size: unknown Adornment: The sun looks sadly at the city of Innsbruck. Mottos: none Condition: probably good Photo: courtesy of Gianni Ferrari and Karl Schwarzinger. Gianni Ferrari forwarded us this photo that Karl Schwarzinger (Austria) sent to him in 2005 Comment: Bizarre and evocative design uses mosaics of different sizes, colors and textures. Schwarzinger wrote: "In 1986 an artist has created a sundial in Innsbruck from mosaic stones. The sun looks sadly at the city of Innsbruck. At this time there was the accident in the nuclear power station in Chernobyl in Ukraine". We are seeking more information on this dial. Original Photo: Here |
Designer: Adriana Florin and Júlio Posenato, architect, for a Brazilian wine company. Makers: Cinthia Moran Andrea, Fabiano Petozzi and Leonardo Posenato and many assistants. Delineator: Francois Blayteron using Shadows Pro software. Date: Inaugurated in the presence of the Mayor and press on August 25, 2000 . Next to the building is an antique chapel (Notre-Dame des Douleurs) where the ceremony was held. A chorus sang Handel's Halleluiah. Original Location: Lat: 29° 5' S; Long: 51° 33' W. The sundial occupies the central part of the pediment of the main building of Vinhos Salton SA in Salton Brazil (see project sketch: Here). Present Location: at original location Orientation: on vertical wall. Wall declination unknown. Size: unknown Adornment: Below the date, a border made of almond tree branches, with a hummingbird sipping nectar, symbolizes the harmony of nature and the love between creatures. The lateral parts are made of Italian marbles, granites and semi-precious stones, represent leaves, branches, grapes (its a wine company) and animals usually found in vines fields during grapes harvesting: birds (symbolizing music), dragonflies and butterflies - especially a blue butterfly (symbolizing poesy)- and bees (symbolizing work). Mottos: "AD MM - PAX"(Anno Domini (year of the Lord) MM (for 2000), PAX (peace).) Condition: excellent in 2005 Detail Photo: (shadow says it's 3:15 pm on the Equinox): Here Photos and Information: from website below Comment: Magnificent mosaic sundial made for the 90th anniversary of "Vinhos Salton SA", a wine company located in Salton, Brazil. It's a mixture of the Roman and Venetian styles, and is made of more than half a million pieces of Italian marbles, granites from various origins, special enamels, semi-precious stones and a special type of mosaic gold (a 24-carat slice of gold enclosed in two glass layers); the mosaic contains more than 24 kg of this material! Dial shows Solar Time. It has 15 minute hourlines and declinations lines drawn for the solstices, the equinox and each Zodiac change date. A special line drawn for the 25th of August recalls the inauguration date of "Vinhos Salton SA". It has a solid triangular sheet gnomon. Original Photo: Here Website: The Salton Dial Email: Júlio Posenato Tel. of Vinhos Salton SA: 55 54 451.1611 |
Designer & Maker: French lady named Hurfane made it. We don't know the dialist who delineated it. Date: unknown, but the sundial was probably made in the late 20th Century. Original Location: Lat: 48° 19' N, Long: 1° 6 E; In The Blue Garden at Les Jardins de la Feuilleraie (The Mosaic Gardens) of Happonvilliers, near Chartres, France. Present Location: at original location Orientation: inclination: vertical, declination: unknown, but not south. Size: unknown Adornment: The traveler represents time, passing irretrievably from future to past. A nearby compass rose confirms that the dial doesn't face due south - its angles had to be modified to allow for this. At its base six panels show different constellations of the night sky." Mottos: present, but not readable in this photo Condition: probably good Photo: from website Comment: from website below: For the past 20 years, Hurfane has been creating a vast mosaic landscape deep in the rolling countryside of the French region of Perche d'Eure et Loir. Her work falls into two main gardens: the pink and the blue gardens. The focus of the blue garden is the sundial." They are open during summer, in the afternoons of Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, and possibly by appointment. It would be a good idea to check with local tourist information offices. Original Photo: Here Website: The Joy of Shards Mosaics Resource Hurfane's Tel: 02 37 29 59 20 Email: Feuilleraie |
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| Dial 213 | Dial 323 | Dial 324-326 |
Designer & Maker: unknown Date: probably 2000 Original Location: Lat: 35° 15' S; Long: 174° 7' E. On Maiki Hill, Russell (Kororareka), Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Present Location: at original location Orientation: Horizontal Size: unknown exactly, but very large Adornment: unknown. The design is not clearly visible in these photos. Mottos: unknown Inscriptions: unknown Condition: probably good Detail Photo: Here Photos: © Kim Kavin from Power and Motoryacht website. Yacht Charter broker Barbara Stork examines a mosaic sundial in Russell in publicity photos. Comment: This is the centennial sundial for The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors'. We are looking for more information and better photos of this dial. Original Photo: Here Websites: Power and Motoryacht and Russell and Survey and Planning |
Designer & Glass Artisan: M. Koehl Date: unknown, probably early 21st century Original Location: unknown. Somewhere in the USA Present Location: unknown Orientation: Horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: Beautiful artistic design of both the face and the gnomon. The gnomon is a stunning mosaic sculpture of a Koi fish jumping out of the sundial face which is a pond with swimming Koi and flowering water lilies. Condition: unknown, but great in this photo Comment: Very nice! The gnomon, while beautiful, could be considered gnomonically flawed since part of the shadow casting edges are curved and not flat. Without more information, it's impossible to determine if this dial's face is correctly delineated. The numerals on the face might be correct since they are closely spaced around noon and the 6 o'clock numerals line up correctly with the base of the gnomon. This dial might function as a sundial since there are no obvious design errors. I'd like to find out if the mosaic pattern is printed in the mosaic "how to" books and if there are similar twin dials of this pattern being made by others. If so, these dials may not function correctly for their owners if they are at a different locations. Photo: copied from website below, originally appeared in the "how to" booklet, "Mosaic Sundials" by M. Koehl. Original Photo: Here Website: Here |
Designer and Glass Artisan: unknown Date: unknown, probably early 21st century Original Location: unknown. Somewhere in the USA Present Location: unknown Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: the molded designs on the brass sundial faces are a hummingbird (Dial 324), grapes (Dial 325), and angels (Dial 326). The brass sundials are surrounded by a borders of leaded stained glass mosaics. Condition: unknown, but good in this photo Comment: These are just ornamental dials and can not function because they are gnomonically flawed. The brass dials are mass-produced cast ornamental sundials with curved gnomons. But the idea of putting a mosaic border around a metal sundial is artistically a good one. Photo: copied from website below Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Website: Here |
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| Dial 331 | Dial 332 | Dial 333 |
Designer & Maker: Sundial designed by Merlin Design Sundials in collaboration with the client and artist Sue Edkins. Mosaic plinth designed and made by Sue Edkins. Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: unknown. Somewhere in England Present Location: unknown. Somewhere in England Orientation: Horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: The sundial has a sun in the center Mottos: unknown Inscriptions: present, but unknown Condition: unknown Comment: The sundial is accurate and very well made. The plinth is a hand-made box with mosaic landscape designs on all sides. Photos: copied from website below Original Photos: Here, Here Website: Here |
Designer & Maker: Douglas Hunt of 'Sunclocks' Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: New Tunmarsh Centre, (east London, UK). Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal analemmatic sundial with human gnomon Size: unknown Adornment: a date-scale in mosaic, using different colours for each 'month'. Beautiful hour marks. Mottos: none Inscriptions: none Condition: unknown Comment: This is a human interactive sundial that uses the shadow cast by a human to tell time. Photos: copied from website below Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Website: Here |
Designer & Maker: unknown Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: Swindon Village, Gloucestershire England Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal analemmatic sundial Size: unknown Adornment: beautiful! Mottos: unknown Inscriptions: unknown Condition: unknown Comment: This is a human interactive sundial that uses the shadow cast by a human to tell time. Photos: copied from website below Original Photo: Here Websites: Here, Here |
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| Dial 343 | Dial 354 | Dial 378 |
Designer & Maker: Eduard Farré Date: 1986 Original Location: Lat: 41° 35’ N; Lon: - 2° 07’ E. Plaça Primer de Maig, Sabadell Catolonia Spain Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal analemmatic human sundial Size: Ellipse measures 12m. x 8m Adornment: Numbers, inscription and analemma are inlayed brass. Background has large blue stars and other impressionistic artistic designs made from different types of stone inlays. Mottos: none Inscriptions: months on analemma are in the Catalan language. Condition: unknown Comment: This is a beautiful human interactive sundial that was intended to use the shadow cast by a human to tell time. Unfortunately, it is gnomonically flawed. It incorrectly has an analemma instead of a straight date line. Also, it’s so large that the user’s shadow is way too short to reach the hour markers. This otherwise beautiful mosaic dial must have cost a lot of money to build so it really is unfortunate that it suffers from these two common analemmatic sundial design errors. Photos: copied from websites below Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here Websites: Here, Here |
Delineator: unknown Artisan: unknown Date: 1920? Original Location: e pavilon M, neurology, Kosumberk, lécebna Luže. Czech Republic Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: Vertical, faces due south Size: 3 x 7 m. (9 x 23ft.) Adornment: Complex and intricate modern design of smiling sun, moon and stars with a capped cherub holding the gnomon and a very fancy border. Composed of many small ceramic pieces and gold leaf. Mottos: none Inscriptions: none Condition: unknown Comment: This is certainly one of the most intricate and beautiful mosaic sundials in our collection. We need better photos and more information about this sundial. Photos: Photo “a” by Marian Repáš (2006), copied from first website below. Photo “b” copied from second website below. Original Photos: Here, Here Websites: Here, Here |
Delineator: unknown Artisan: unknown Date: original construction date is unknown for sure, but was probably in 1973 Original Location: Lat: 54.94609N; Long: 20.15158E; in Svetlogorsk Russia Present Location: at original location Orientation: Horizontal Size: 10 meters diameter Adornment: Complex and intricate modern design with the zodiacal signs Mottos: unknown Inscriptions: unknown Condition: An old photo (Photo d), taken at an unknown date, shows the dial as being nearly destroyed with many of the ceramic tiles missing and crumbling away. Aleksandr Boldyrev says that he saw the dial in 2000 and it was nearly destroyed. He saw it again in 2006 and photographed it (Photo b). The new photo shows the restored and repaired dial with a new fence around it implying that the dial was restored sometime between 2000 and 2006. Comment: In 1973 a new promenade and staircases with 265 steps were built to the Baltic Sea. The difference in height between bottom and top steps is 35.6 meters. The descent leads directly to the sundial on the promenade. The dial is a colorful puzzle. In its center is a gnomon the shadow of which shows the time. The gnomon is oriented for the Pole Star and is placed at an angle of 55 degrees (the latitude of Svetlogorsk). We need better photos that show the design of the face. And we need more information about this sundial. Photos: sent to us by Aleksandr Boldyrev and copied from websites below Original Photos:Pre-restoration:, Photo d Post-restoration: Photo a, Photo b, Photo c, Photo e Websites: Here, Here, Here, Here Email: Aleksandr Boldyrev |
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| Dial 395 | Dial 398 | Dial 399 |
Designer & Mosaic Artisan: architetto Giuseppe Ferlenga Date: begun in 2000, finished in 2001 Original Location: Lat: 45° 34’ N; Lon: 10° 34’ E. Installed next to a swimming pool in Rivoli Veronese (Verona) Italy Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: 2 meters (6.5 ft.) Adornment: Pool steps follow the design of the dial’s hourlines. Mottos: III millenio (3rd Millennium) Condition: excellent in 2007 Comment: made from various types of marble. The Sundial is part of a swimming pool. Original Photos: Here, Here Photo & Information: courtesy of Giuseppe Ferlenga sent to us in 2007 Websites: Here, Here Email: Giuseppe Ferlenga |
Delineator & Maker: unknown Date: unknown date in 20th Century Original Location: unknown building in Munich Germany Present Location: at original location Orientation: Declination-unknown, but close to south, Inclination- vertical Size: unknown Adornment: a modernistic design of the sun with rays, the moon and stars. Mottos: none Inscriptions: none Condition: unknown. Probably still good Comment: Photo taken in 1996 and sent to us by Robert Sylvester in 2007. We’d like to know more about this dial Original Photo: Here Websites: none known Email: Robert Sylvester |
Designer & Mosaic Artisan: architetto Giuseppe Ferlenga Date: finished 31 December 1999 Original Location: On sundial it says: Lat. 44° 42' 23" N Long. 10° 12' 55" E in Salabaganza (Parma) Italy Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: 12 meters Adornment: 8 types of different marbles have been employed. All numbers and inscriptions were done with set-joint of two marbles. Compass rosette in center. Date, Lat. & Long. Mottos: none Condition: excellent in 2007 Comment: The buyer who commissioned the dial wanted it to be completed on Dec. 31 1999 so that it would be the last important sundial of the second millennium. It appears that there is a working weathervane in the center attached to the top of the gnomon with a shaft that connects to the wind direction arrow which is just above a compass rosette on the face. More photos are on the website below Original Photos: Here, Here Photo & Information: courtesy of Giuseppe Ferlenga sent to us in 2007 Website: Here Email: Giuseppe Ferlenga |
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| Dial 190 | Dial 108 | Dial 101 |
Designer: Phil Walker Maker: The tiles were made at the Jackfield Tile Museum by "The Decorative Tile Works". Date: 1998 Original Location: lat: 52° 46' N; long: 2° 22' W. On Walker's house wall in Shropshire, England Present Location: at original location Orientation: vertical. declines 18° East of South Size: 240 x 600mm (9.5 x 24 in.) Adornment: sun at gnomon foot Mottos: none Condition: Excellent Photo: taken on the designer's wife's birthday, at about 11.25 a.m. British Summer Time, (10.25 a.m. GMT), Feb. 14. Comment: has 12 tube-lined ceramic tiles, each 150 mm. square. Gnomon is copper and has a ball nodus. Shows British Summer Time and has three solar declination dates lines. The upper line is 14th February, Walker's wife's birthday; the lower one is June 24th, Walker's birthday, and the middle one is August 30th, the Walkers' wedding anniversary. Original Photos: Here, Here Email: Phil Walker Websites: Phil Walker and Jackfield Tile Museum |
Designer: unknown Tile Artisan: unknown Date: 2004 Original Location: Installed in a pond outside the building of The Astronomical Observatory of the University of Valencia (OAUV), Spain. lat: 39° 28' N, long: 0° 23' W. Present Location: at original location Orientation: horizontal Size: 90 x 90 cm ( 35 x 35"). Has nine 30x30 cm. ceramic tiles. Adornment: logos of both the Astronomical Observatory and the University of Valencia. The latter includes the coats of arms of King Ferdinand of Aragon, the Pope Alexander the Sixth (of Valencian origin himself), and the city of Valencia. The three institutions founded the University in 1499. There's a compass rose with the local names of the winds, and a copy of the original diagram of a heliocentric Solar System printed by the Valencian astronomer Jeroni Muñoz in his work "Astrologicarum et geographicarum institutionum libri sex", published in the XVIth century. Mottos: "Dos Mons un Sol" ("Two Worlds one Sun") Condition: excellent Comment: This ceramic dial is part of "The Earthdial Project", organized by the Planetary Society and is being seen by a webcam which broadcasts each minute a picture of the sundial via the internet. Logo alludes to the two Mars rover sundials which are also part of the project. The aquatic location in a pond highlights the traditional relation of Valencia with the Mediterranean sea and protects the dial and its camera from vandals. Original Photo: Here Website: Valencia Earthdial site |
Designer: Mario Arnaldi Ceramic Artisan: unknown Date: 1996 or 1997 Original Location: Planetario di Ravenna, Italy. lat: 44° 25' N, long: 12° 12' E Present Location: at original location Orientation: undetermined Size: overall: 7 x 4 m. (22 x 13 ft.). Each tile: 60 x 60 cm. (24 x 24 in.) Adornment: In the upper left corner is a separate sundial that shows the solar azimuth and altitude. In the middle on the left, there's an Easter table arranged for modern time. The original from the 6th century is in the bishop's museum. In the big center dial are stars in the sky, inspired by the ceiling of the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, near the San Vitale church. Some stars indicate the solar noon in several world capitals. On the right there's a meridian line with mean time and solar declination. Mottos: Felicis Horae Ravennae" Condition: good Comments: Mr. Arnaldi calls his large ceramic wall dial the "Il cielo di Ravenna". First he painted the dial to scale on a wood panel. A studio then transferred the image to the tiles by electronic imaging using a plotter that had three spray guns with ceramic colors. Then another studio fixed the colors with fluid glass. Information was updated in June 2005. Photos ‘a’ and ‘b’ courtesy of Mike Cowham. Other photos courtesy of John Carmichael and taken in 2007. Original Photos: Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here, Here Websites: Mario Arnaldi and il Planetario di Ravenna, Digilander |
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Designer, Painter, Delineator: Ugo Beccheroni Date: 1993 Original Location: Lat: 44° 27' N; Long: 11° 22' E. At Mr. Beccheroni's home, San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna Italy. Present Location: at original location Orientation: on vertical wall. Declines 15° 36' W. of South. Size: 100 x 90 cm Adornment: Art deco depiction of seated woman in flowing robes. Dial face appears as a parchment and has labeled solstice & equinox lines and the Equation of Time graph. A red chile hangs on the left. Mottos: AB UMBRA LUMEN (From Shadow, Light) Inscriptions: signed and dated Condition: good Comment: Beccheroni painted the ceramic tiles at his home. Has triangular sheet gnomon Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: courtesy of Mr. Beccheroni in 2005 Email: Ugo Beccheroni |
Designer, Painter, Delineator: Ugo Beccheroni Date: 1995 Original Location: At the Comune di Castiglione dei Pepoli, Capoluogo – Albergo Pellicciari (Pellicciari Hotel), Italy Lat: 44° .9' N; Long: 11° 10' E. Present Location: at original location Orientation: on vertical wall. Declines 23° 24’ W. of South Size: 160 x 130 cm Adornment: a beautiful art-deco style painting of a woman in flowing robe. Sundial depicted on rolled parchment. Has labeled solstice & Equinox lines. Mottos: "Che le Vostre Ore Siano Sempre Felici". (trans: "May Your Hours Always Be Happy".) Inscriptions: at top: "MCMXCV" (1995), signed by Ugo Beccheroni Condition: good Comment: Sundial on painted ceramic tiles. Has rod gnomon with arrow that casts an easy-to-read shadow Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: courtesy of Mr. Beccheroni in 2005 Website: Galleria Gnomonica Email: Ugo Beccheroni |
Designer, Painter, Delineator: Ugo Beccheroni Date: 2000 Original Location: Lat: 44° 27' 47" N; Long: 11° 22' 49" E. At Mr. Beccheroni's church, Ponticella di San Lazzaro di Savena in Bologna Italy. Present Location: at original location Orientation: on vertical wall. Declines 1° 40' E of South Size: 120 x 150 cm Adornment: Classical depiction of mother and child painted in brick red to match the wall color. Dial has labeled solstice & equinox lines and the Equation of Time graph Mottos: TEMPORA TEMPORE TEMPERA (OPPORTUNELY, IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TIMES) Inscriptions: signed and dated Condition: good Comment: Beccheroni painted the ceramic tiles at his home. Has rod gnomon with ball nodus Original Photo: Here Photos and Information: courtesy of Mr. Beccheroni in 2005 Email: Ugo Beccheroni |
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| Dial 212 | Dials 235-239 | Dial 205 |
Designer & Maker: Marco Tomljanovich Date: 2004 Original Location: Lat: 41° 19' N; Long: 13° 01' E. on unknown building in Sabaudia, Italy Present Location: at original location Orientation: on vertical wall. Declines 23° 48' East of South. Size: unknown Adornment: 7 zodiacal date lines, hourly analemmas for Standard Time readings. A yellow sun at dial center. Roman Numerals. Mottos: "pian pian, che se no 'l fem ancoi, el finirem doman" (trans “Take your time (and do it well), because what will be unfinished today will be completed tomorrow”)) Inscriptions: "Latit. 41°19' N, Longit. 13° 01' E , Azimut 23° 48' E, ANNO MMIV" Condition: probably good Photo: from website below Comment: Sundial on painted tiles. Has rod gnomon. Original Photo: Here Website: ShadowsPro.com |
Delineator: Daniel Oberti Glass Artisan: Daniel Oberti, accomplished ceramic artist from California. Date: unknown, late 1900s or early 2000s Original Location: On pedestals at unknown location in the USA. Present Location: unknown Orientation: horizontal Size: unknown Adornment: ceramic geometric forms lie on dial face. The gnomons are paintbrushes. The faces are bowl-shaped as seen from the sides. Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: We are looking for better photos and more information about these sundials. Original Photos: Dial 235, Dial 236, Dial 237, Dial 238, Dial 239, Group Photo Close-up Photos of Dial 238: Here and Here copied in 2005 from website below Website: Daniel Oberti Email: Daniel Oberti |
Designer & Maker: unknown Date: unknown. Probably early 2000's Original Location: Lat: 38° 51' N, Long: 0° 27' E. on south wall of unknown building on Calle Sant Josep in Otos Valencia Spain Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical, Declination: due South Size: unknown Adornment: a Spanish galleon, a sun, sky and clouds, roman numerals Mottos: none Condition: Excellent Photo: from pg. 20 of this PDF document (1.92 MB): Here Comment: We are looking for a better photograph and more information on this dial. Original Photo: Here Websites: Otos Valencia and Otos Sundial Village |
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Designer and Ceramic Painter: Joseph Auvray Ceramic Studio: Atelier Acacia workshop at Mont Dauphin, Haute Alpes, France Dates: All these dials were made between 1990 and 2005. Most have the dates inscribed on them. Some dates are not readable in these photos. Original Location: at various locations in France Present Location: probably at original locations Orientation: Most are vertical south dials. Some decline. Some are horizontal. Size: The larger dials, some over a meter in height and width, are made up of smaller pieces as the size is limited by firing ovens and thermal expansion problems Adornment: Ceramic tiles were made using the silk-screening technique. Dials are notable for their colorful, clean and easy to read designs with attractive artwork and borders on different shaped faces. Inscriptions: Most are signed and dated and have various phrases and inscriptions. Mottos: various Condition: unknown Comment: These are high-quality ceramic dials. Some are reproductions of other dials in the area. Auvray's products range from small series dials with silk screened patterns to large custom pieces for specific locations and wall declinations. He uses slabs of lava rock rather than clay tablets or metal as the base material. This rock is more stable during the firing of the glaze and pigments. There are many examples of his work proudly displayed by his customers through the French Alpes. Dial 227's photo shows Joseph Auvray explaining the dial outside Atelier Acacia. The design of the dial is appropriate for the location within the massive walls of Mont Dauphin, the Vauban fortress built by King Louis XIV, the Sun King. Note the motto "Sol Rex Regnum", the Dauphin crest, and the 25 August declination line for Saint Louis of France, King and confessor. We are looking for better photos of Dials 259, 265, 266, 267 and Dials 287-297. Photos and Information: courtesy of Mr. Auvray, the website below and from comments by Roger Bailey. Original Photos of Individual Sundials: 226, 227, 228, 229, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 309, 310, 400 More Photos: Dial 247: close-up, Dial 264: close-up, building Acacia Workshop Brochure (PDF 1.44MB): Here Website: Alpages and Acacia Workshop Alpage Website rough English translation (PDF 739Kb): Here Acacia Workshop Website Rough English Translation of Examples Pages (PDF 490Kb): Here Email: Joseph Auvray |
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Designers & Makers: Francois and Marie Lienhard Delineator: unknown Date: unknown. Probably early 2000's Original Location: unknown. Lat: ?° N, Long: ?° E. Probably somewhere in France. Present Location: unknown. probably at original locations Orientation: vertical. Declination: all dials decline from south Size: unknown Adornment: dials have colorful attractive stylized depictions of pastoral scenes painted on single ceramic tiles. Mottos: some are present Condition: unknown Photos & information: taken from website below in 2005 Comment: All dials have brass rod gnomons. We are looking for better photographs and more information on these dials. Original Photos: Dial 272, Dial 273, Dial 274, Dial 275, Dial 276, Dial 277 Website: Francois Lienhard Email: Francois Leinhard |
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Designer: unknown Maker: unknown Delineator: unknown Date: 1907 Original Location: Lat: 38:50:07N; Long: 104:49:18W. Built into the wall of the 1907 Van Briggle Pottery building at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Present Location: at original location Orientation: vertical, declination unknown Size: approximately one meter square Adornment: Ceramic tiles with signs of the Zodiac surround the hour lines and Roman numerals Mottos: TEMPUS FUGIT ("Time Flies") Inscriptions: none Condition: unknown. It was fine in 1994 Comment: This is also Dial #499 in the NASS registry. In 1994 Colorado College repaired the gnomon and added a metal equation of time plate. We are looking for better photos and more information on this dial Original Photos: Here, Here More Photos: Building and Facade Photos and Information: from The Nass Sundial Registry Website: Colorado College |
Delineator: unknown. But we know the designer used Shadowspro Ceramic Artisan: the teacher and pupils at Gertwiller School Gertwiller France Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: Lat: 48:24 N (48.41), Lon: 7:28 E (7.47) On wall of unknown building at the Gertwiller School in Gertwiller France Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: vertical. unknown if dial declines Size: unknown but fairly large Adornment: blue tiles with painted signs of the zodiac and heavenly bodies Mottos: none Condition: unknown Comment: Has an aperture nodus on a metal star-shaped disk. We are looking for a better photo and more information about this sundial Original Photo: Here Photo: copied in 2005 from shadowspro.com website Website: Shadows Pro |
Delineator: unknown. But we know the designer used Shadowspro Ceramic Artisan: Each tile was painted by different pupils at an unknown school in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France Date: unknown Original Location: Lat: ?, Lon: ? On wall of unknown building at an unknown school in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: vertical. Declines towards the east Size: unknown Adornment: hand painted tiles of the sun Mottos: "Le Soleil c'est la vie" (the sun is life) Condition: unknown Comment: Has a triangular sheet gnomon. We are looking for a better photo and more information about this sundial. Original Photo: Here Photo: copied in 2005 from shadowspro.com website Website: Shadows Pro |
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Delineator and Ceramic Artisan: The Shadowpro website says that Mario Pampana made it, but we don't know if he is both the artisan and the delineator. Date: unknown Original Location: Lat: ?, Lon: ? On wall of unknown building in unknown place in Italy. Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: vertical. Declines towards the west Size: unknown Adornment: hand painted tiles with two-colored grape leaves and grapes. A bird is at the top center. Has a triangular sheet gnomon, the zodiacal date lines, roman numerals. Mottos: "Chiara e l'oraca del sol, che pur con l'ombra segno" (trans?) Inscriptions: present in top, but unreadable in this photo Condition: unknown Comment: We are looking for a better photo and more information about this sundial. Original Photo: Here Photo: copied in 2005 from shadowspro.com website Website: Shadows Pro |
Delineator and Ceramic Artisan: José Luis Mazcuñán, from Llombai, in Valencia Spain Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: On wall of unknown building in Llombai Valencia Spain. Present Location: probably at original location Orientation: vertical. Declines east of south by unknown amount Size: unknown Adornment: 12 square white ceramic tiles. Painted at the bottom are coats of arms from the towns of Motilla del Palancar and Campillo de Altobuey, both belonging to the province of Cuenca and Llombai in Valencia. Face has a blue compass rosette. The gnomon is a brass triangular sheet. Dial has solstice and equinox lines Mottos: "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies). Condition: unknown Comment: We are looking for a better photo and more information about this sundial. Original Photo: Here Another Photo from Reloj Andalucia Website: Here Photo: copied in 2005 from shadowspro.com website Websites: Reloj Andalusi and Shadows Pro |
Delineator: unknown Ceramic Artisan: Probably an employee at the Tile Terrific company Date: unknown, probably early 2000s Original Location: unknown place in USA Present Location: unknown Orientation: vertical. Since the hour lines are not symmetric, the dial declines a little from south Size: unknown but fairly large Adornment: This handsome hand-painted dial has corner tiles with a sunface, a world globe, a moonface, and a compass rose. Decorative painted pink ribbons connect them. Square chapter ring has Roman numerals. An old hydrogen balloon with sails decorates the center of the dial. No signature is visible Mottos: unknown Condition: unknown Comment: The photo was probably taken before the dial was installed because the gnomon is missing. It seems the company Tile Terrific no longer exists since their phone number and email address are not in service anymore. I cannot locate them. We need more photos and information about this dial Original Photo: Here Photo: copied in 2005 from Tile Terrific website (still active in Oct 2005) Website: Tile Terrific |
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Delineator: unknown Ceramic Artist: Arcadi Blasco, famous Spanish ceramic artist Date: unknown Original Location: Lat: 38° 51' N, Long: 0° 27' E. on the wall of unknown building in the Plaza de Llaurador in Otos Valencia Spain. Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical, Declination: unknown Size: unknown Adornment: Ceramic tiles in relief add an interesting textural component. The numerals for 10, 11, & 12 o'clock look like zeros in these poor photos. There's an odd series of bumps on the 2 o'clock hour line Mottos: none Condition: excellent Photo and Information: from pg. 15 of this PDF (1.92 MB): Here and this website: Here Comment: Called "Rellotage de fang" in Spanish. Has solstice and equinox grout lines. We are looking for better photographs and more information on this dial Original Photos: Here, Here, Here Websites: Here, Here, Here, Here |
Delineator, Designer & Maker: John Carmichael made the sundial bezels and gnomon, and the entire cupola except for the weathervane. Ceramic Artisans: Ned Ecke made the porcelain face of the SE Dial but he died before he could complete the others. KVO Industries did the porcelain firings of the other three faces. Date: installed February 2006 Original Location: Lat: 32.22° N., Lon: 110.98° W. There are four sundials on the cupola which is on the roof of Carmichael's home at 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson AZ, USA. Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical, Declinations: SE Dial: 27.96° E. of S; NE Dial: 117.96° E. of S; NW Dial: 152.04° W. of S; 62.04° W. of S. Size: Dial Faces: 21" (53 cm), Cupola height with weathervane: 100" (2.5m) Adornment: Dials designed to look like traditional clock faces with minimal adornment for easy reading. High noon marks on SE and SW faces, Star at top Mottos: none Condition: excellent Comment: This is the first known four-sided sundial cupola in the Western Hemisphere. The designs on the sundial faces are made from the wonderful durable media of kiln-fired porcelain on steel, encased in copper bezels with copper sheet gnomons. The cupola is made from painted redwood with copper roofs and a copper weathervane. Photo and Information: courtesy of John Carmichael Original Photos: Here and Here Sundial Cupolas, Towers & Chimneys Website: Here Sundial Sculptures Website: Here KVO Industries Website: Here |
Delineator, Designer: John Carmichael Artisans: KVO industries laser cut the steel dial face and fired the porcelain onto it. John Carmichael did the stained glasswork, assembled and installed the piece. Date: installed April 14 2006 Original Location: Lat: 38.98° N., Lon: 94.61° W. On a southeastern brick wall of a private home in Leawood Kansas USA (near Kansas City). No public access. Present Location: at original location Orientation: Inclination: vertical, Declination: 63.312° E. of South Size: Dial Face only: 20.425" ( 51.9 cm), Entire piece: 33.751" (85.72 cm) Adornment: A hummingbird native to Kansas is in lower left. The colorful porcelain yellow, blue and orange face design is accented by an opalescent stained glass border of orange and yellow sunrays on a sky blue background. Inscriptions: The face has Daylight Saving and Standard Time hour numerals labeled "Summertime" and "Wintertime" respectively. The Latitude and longitude and designer's initials and the design date appear. Mottos: none Condition: excellent Comment: At night, the piece functions as an electric decorative wall sconce. The dial is elevated about 6" in front of the brick wall and seems to hover in space. Behind it is a metal sheet light shade cut with "shark teeth" notches aligned with the sunrays so that they shine on the wall behind the dial face, illuminating the stained glass border from behind (see photo below). 15 min marks only appear on two solstice lines and the equinox line for easy reading. The time period only includes the hours when the sun lights the dial. Each color of the sundial face was kiln-fired separately onto laser-cut low carbon 14 gage steel. Photos and Information: John Carmichael Design Drawing: Here Light Shade Test Model: Here Light Shade Test Photo: Here Light Shade Construction Photo: Here Stained Glass Assembly Photo: Here Daytime Photos: Here, Here, Here Nighttime Photo: Here Sundial Sculptures Website: Here |
