Analemma
The piece
Photograph the sun at the same hour every day for a year and it traces a leaning figure of eight. Analemma is that figure in one unbroken line of ivory silk on stone grey wool, with a small knot of silk for each stop along the way. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun New Zealand wool with mulberry silk accents, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in any size. Shown at 8 × 10 ft (about 2.4 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
