#garydrostle

Portrait of me in the studio in south east London by portrait photographer Julian Calder. This portrait is one of the one hundred British craftspeople featured in the new book ‘A Celebration of British Craftsmanship’ written by Karen Bennett and published by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. #garydrostle #mosaicmaker #britishcraftsmanship #qest #portraitphotography #artistsportraits #artistsintheirstudios #juliancalderphotography (at Drostle Public Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmoAgfHt14/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gwujh96nn900

#Repost @laticreteaustralia with @get_repost ・・・ The Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford recently opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art building in California, USA. At 48,402m2, the new building depicts California’s diverse ecosystem and natural beauty, with each floor representing a native eco-region. International award-winning mosaic artist Gary Drostle and his company, UK-based Drostle Public Arts, created and installed 19 hand-cut mosaics using Winckelman Unglazed Porcelain, a set of bronze medallions and 700 hand-cast glass leaves to be set in a specially-designed terrazzo floor. After nearly two years of craftsmanship, Drostle’s designs were installed in the ground floor lobby area of the hospital and first-floor central corridor using LATICRETE products. #lucilepackardchildrenshospital #hospital #childrenshospital #garydrostle #drostlepublicarts #mosaic #mosaicartist #mosaicist #mosaics #art #artwork #laticrete #laticreteproducts #ecosystem #california #usa @garydrostle (at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital)

For those wondering about my hand logo, yes it is my hand impression, these are the origins. In cave painting around the world we see humankind’s earliest artistic expression of existence and a mark that symbolises our impact on the environment. Nobody really knows the meaning of these prehistoric hand ghosts, which date back up to 50,000 years. For me they symbolise a relationship with the environment and our ability to leave behind our mark, I believe it is a democratic vision of art, our marks of life, out in the world, on the walls and on the streets. #drostle #drostlepublicarts #garydrostle (at Drostle Public Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-sEXZnSdK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1onkpl1qqy1eq

Guilloche gaiety at the Chicago Mosaic School. #learningmosaic #chicagomosaicschool #architecturalmosaics #mosaics #garydrostle (at The Chicago Mosaic School) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfmXr6nitG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ht24wx5k16kn