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CHAS Registration

Gary Drostle is now a registered CHAS business. CHAS, the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme, was set up to provide health & Safety complience and competence assesments for clients and main contractors.

CHAS registration is part of Gary Drostle's recent push for improved health and safety,

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River of Life

Work is now commencing on Gary's major commission for 2010. This 50 foot long floor mosaic is destined for the new Wellness and Recreation Centre for The University of Iowa.

The commission is part of the universities on-going programme of major international art commissions, previous artists include Sol Le Wit and Peter Randal Page.

 

QEST CRAFT SALON

In November Gary was invited to exhibit at the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust's (QEST) Craft Fair in London.

QEST is the charitable wing of the Royal Warrant Holders Association and promotes and supports excellence in British Crafts.

The event was hosted by the General Trading Company in Sloane Square.

It was 20 years ago...

 

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New Andamento Mosaic journal
OUT NOW!

 

ANDAMENTO volume 4 is the third edition of the journal from the British Association for Modern Mosaic BAMM. The journal features articles on contemporary and Victorian mosaic.
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The latest mosaic works by Gary represent something of a departure on a technical front. This large 3.5 m x 4 m mosaic has been made from large format glazed porcelain and mirror tile. The design stems from the idea of looking through a kaleidoscope and is sited at the end of a pedestrian tunnel under the A40 at White City.

The mosaics (two panels) were commissioned by Transport for London and overseen by AMEY PLC the main contractor.

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