CRYSTAL PALACE ROUNDEL COMPLETED

THE NINTH ROUNDEL FOR THE SYDENHAM CENTRE MOSAIC HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED IN THE STUDIO.

IT FEATURES A KALEIDOSCOPIC IMAGE OF CRYSTAL PALACE (X4) WITH JOSEPH PAXTON (the designer of the building) AS A BRONZE BUST WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL BUILDING (of course the original site of the building was Hyde Park but it was moved to Sydenham Hill shortly after the 1851 Great Exhibition but was destroyed by fire in 1936)

KENNEDY NEWS:  We have encountered issues with pedestrian management for our installation work.  Hopefully this will soon be resolved and we are planning to be on site December 10th to erect the framework for the mosaic.  Watch this space!!

MOSAIC FINISHED IN STUDIO - STEEL WORK ERECTED IN YARD

Two events occurred this week with the completion of all mosaic sections in the studio and putting together the steel frame sections which will support the complete monument.

It's looking big!!

TEDDY'S BACK!!!!!

This last week has seen the return of Teddy Kennedy (looking over his shoulder)

and another large head, plus a lady being (literally) hounded!

EXTREME RIGHT HAND SIDE

POWER FISTS, DISTRAUGHT BABIES, COPS AND THE HOUNDS FROM HELL......

LOOKS LIKE CIVIL UNREST!

JUST FIVE MORE HEADS AND THE MOSAIC WILL BE COMPLETE.

THE LAST PANEL

The last wall areas are now up in the studio and the end is in sight

THE COPS ARE ON THE SCENE + METALWORK PROGRESS

The downtown cops are getting in on the action this week and Rob Longley, my engineer, is busy on the steel framework structure that will take the mosaic and lettering panels.  

The steel frame components don't look very big in these photos but they are 4.5 metres tall and over 2 metres wide, and there are seven of them!! 

TOP RIGHT OF WALL COMPLETED

I have now completed the top right hand side of the mosaic so at the start of next week I will remove these panels and begin the final phase of this work, namely the bottom right hand side portraits.