Personal choice at outdoor sundials display
In November the clocks have changed, nights are long, and outdoors it’s not so warm. So taking down our display of sundials for the winter seemed like a good plan. Continue reading
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Sundials talk at Newbury
British Sundial Society Open Meeting
The British Sundial Society open meeting held today at Stockcross village near Newbury was welcoming and fun. This popular annual event attracts a full house of members and interested visitors. The individual talks covered an amazing variety of new sundial designs, discoveries and technical achievements. Continue reading
Sculpture Exhibition
nursery open day
Damhead Nursery opens its gates once again to welcome gardeners, designers, landscapers, plant lovers and everyone who likes beauty in a garden. The sculpture exhibition brought together exclusively for the end of August will show off remarakable work by accomplished local artists in metals and other materials.
The sundial display that is proving such a success at Damhead earns a deserving place in the whole exhibition. “We are enjoying the very positive feedback we get from our visitors about your stand!” says Sue Gray, while she plans the arrangements. There is wine tasting on the Friday afternoon, and the gates are open for the weekend. Open Friday to Sunday, 30 August to 1 September.
Sundial Display at Damhead Nursery
STRIKING SUNDIALS SET OFF BY GARDEN PLANTS
Customers and browsers at Damhead Nursery have found a new display of strikingly contemporary Scottish sundials on show among the garden plants today.
Alastair Hunter has brought his sundial show stand to Damhead after its eye-catching successes at the Royal Highland Show and the Scottish Game Fair in June and July this summer. The display will remain in place until the end of August. Continue reading
Sundials At Scottish Game Fair
ALASTAIR’S STUNNING SUNDIAL EXHIBITS ON SHOW
Visitors to the Scottish Game Fair today will have an opportunity to see Orbdial, the latest garden creation by Edinburgh man Alastair Hunter, an award winning sundial designer.
Alastair, owner of Macmillan Hunter Sundials, will have his range of precision and aesthetically pleasing instruments on display at Stand D10 on Duck Row. Sundials are enjoying a renaissance as innovative new designs attract a new generation of people appreciating what is almost certainly the oldest scientific instrument known to man. Continue reading
ALASTAIR LAUNCHES LATEST SUNDIAL CREATION
The Royal Highland Show
A local designer of upmarket sundials unveiled his latest creation today – the Orbdial – at this year’s Royal Highland Show, located at Ingliston near Edinburgh.
It is the first time that Edinburgh man Alastair Hunter, owner of Macmillan Hunter Sundials has exhibited at this, one of the most prestigious events in the Scottish calendar. Continue reading
The Duncraggan Stone, an ancient sundial restored
A sundial stone inscribed with the date 1666 was found some twenty years ago at a place called Duncraggan on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands lying in a pile of rubble. From this unlikely beginning developed a tale of mystery and surprise. The stone’s owner wanted to know if it was genuine? The story was taken up by Alastair Hunter who carried out researches and then restored it as a working sundial. Continue reading
Modern sundial timepieces
It was an honour to be invited to give a talk at the monthly meeting of the British Horological Institute East of Scotland Branch at Edinburgh in February. Alastair Hunter received the invitation from Branch Secretary Ashley Strachan back in September 2012 when they agreed he should speak on the subject of ‘Modern Sundial Timepieces’. Continue reading
Sundial at Art & Sculpture Exhibition
‘Sun Salute’ the latest sundial sculpture by Alastair Hunter has been accepted into the inaugural appART Art & Sculpture Exhibition at Secretts, Milford, Surrey. This exhibition on open grass lawns surrounded by fruit orchards and with light and airy indoor space is an exciting successor to the long established VivArtis exhibition previously held at King Edward’s School, Witley, nearby. Continue reading
Summer of Sundial Success
Showing at Chelsea
Sundials at Chelsea Flower Show
What a whirlwind it is exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, especially for a first-timer. Everything seems to race along together, from setting up to gala guests to streams of interesting people. We did it, and in 2013 we’ll be back again. Continue reading