by Gary Drostle | Oct 30, 2024 | In the media, mosaic stories, News & The Muse, Project stories, Public Arts, Top Posts
2024 sees the opening of the new reptile house at London Zoo, Gary was commissioned to create a giant mosaic gecko for the new building At just a few centimeters the tiny Williams Dwarf Gecko is easy to miss. Living in a tiny area of Tanzania, the sevearly endangered...
by Gary Drostle | Dec 6, 2022 | International, mosaic stories, News & The Muse, Project stories, Top Posts
Design for the Lake Havasu Mosaic by Gary Drostle Animals and plants from top left to right:-Perigrine FalconYuma Myotis BatsBlacktail Jack Rabbit with Desert Paintbrush borderBighorn Sheep with Devils Claw borderGreater Roadrunner with Globe Mallow borderSaguaro with...
by Gary Drostle | Oct 3, 2021 | Mural painting, News & The Muse, Project stories
A new public gable end mural in Thamesmead in south east London. Commissioned by a local Thamesmead environmental group and funded by Groundworks London this mural depicts a vision of Mother Earth in the form of a tree whose shade protects us from the Sun. “This...
by Gary Drostle | Apr 25, 2021 | mosaic stories, News & The Muse, Project stories
When I was approached by the Peabody Trust to create a floor mosaic on the theme of Thamesmead, and in particular the Southmere area I was very excited. Thamesmead is my home and the Southmere Lake is where my studio is located so this was my neighbourhood I was being...
by Gary Drostle | Mar 10, 2021 | mosaic stories, News & The Muse, Project stories
On a lovely summer day in June 2020 the welcome lull between the Covid lockdowns was shattered by a tragic terror attack on people relaxing in Forbury Gardens in Reading. Three men were killed and three more injured in the deadly knife attack. One of those killed was...
by Gary Drostle | Apr 27, 2018 | mosaic stories, News & The Muse, Project stories, Top Posts
In this article we reveal the true story behind the ‘Tangerine Tree’ sculpture and look at how it not only inspired a new work of art but also symbolises the communities enduring spirit. Created for the new Eythorne Park in Brixton this mosaic sculpture...
