DARTH VADER SHOWS HIS COMPASSIONATE SIDE!!

David Prowse (aka Darth Vader) 

 Today unveiled the mosaic I made with stroke victims in Croydon

The (un)cloaked terror of the Dark Side was in a positively light mood as he "cut the ribbon" to celebrate the work of the Croydon stroke group who created the mosaic in just three two hour sessions

The mosaic now graces the Physiotherapy Department  reception area at Croydon University Hospital 

Great work everybody!!

SYDENHAM CENTRE MOSAIC COMPLETED

ONCE A TIRED COMMUNITY CENTRE

(albeit with an attractive flower stall!)

COVERED UP READY FOR ITS MAKEOVER

NOW TRANSFORMED!

PROUD PARENT

LARGEST ROUNDEL 2m DIAMETER (CRYSTAL PALACE) ALL THE OTHER ROUNDELS DEPICT ELEMENTS FROM SYDENHAMS PAST, FAMOUS PEOPLE AND PLACES

ALL LINKED TOGETHER WITH IRIDISED MOSAIC THREADS

LEON WASHES WALLS AND WINDOWS WITH DE-IONISED WATER

HAND-CAST LETTERING INSTALLED - SYDENHAM

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY SETTING THE HAND CAST BRASS LETTERING IN PLACE TODAY.

THESE SHINE WITH A LOVELY "HAND-FORMED" LUSTRE BUT WILL ONLY BE SEEN PROPERLY WHEN VIEWED FROM BELOW, TWO STOREYS DOWN.

THE LETTERS LOOK GREAT AGAINST THE WAVY TILING.

TALKING OF TILING OUR EXTRA 20 METRES ARRIVED TODAY TO COMPLETE THE WORKS HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK.

SYDENHAM TILEWORK COMPLIMENTS ROUNDALS

WORK IN SYDENHAM PROGRESSES WITH THE COMPLICATED WAVY TILEWORK THAT SURROUNDS THE MOSAIC PANELS NOW ALMOST COMPLETED.

IN THE PHOTO ABOVE AND BELOW YOU CAN SEE THE CHANNELS BETWEEN THE TILING THAT WILL TAKE THE IRIDESCENT MOSAIC LINES THAT LINK THE MOSAIC PANELS

PISSARRO LOOKS AT THE MOSAIC LINES NOW INSTALLLED

JUST HANGING ABOUT!!! (thanks for that Bob!)

SYDENHAM MOSAIC - ROUNDALS INSTALLED

A FAIRLY EXCITING DAY TODAY AS WE HAULED THE COMPLETED ROUNDELS UP THREE STOREYS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE SYDENHAM CENTRE.

LARGEST PANEL SIZE 2M DIAMETER! THANKFULLY NICK HAD THE FORESIGHT TO BRING THE PULLEY SYSTEM!

TOP STOREY - BLITZ AND MUSICIANS

MID STOREY - CRICKET, CRYSTAL PALACE, QUEEN'S HALL AND SHACKLETON

AAHHH!!! KITTENS!

TOMORROW WE START THE TILING THAT LINKS IT ALL TOGETHER

SYDENHAM CENTRE MOSAIC INSTALLATION BEGINS

Having spent over a week redecorating the huge windows and entrance area to the Sydenham Centre on Sydenham Road South London we can now begin the work of installing the mosaic roundals and all the tile-work surrounds.

SITE - FIRST DAY - Building seems bigger than I remember

KMD Ashford cut and deliver the aluminium discs onto which we bonded the mosaic roundels

Three of the eleven roundels ready to go - These are 1.5m diameter, so quite heavy!

Curvy tiling starts on the top deck of our three tier scaffolding.  Roundels will be installed this week.

LAST ROUNDEL FOR SYDENHAM COMPLETED

I have just completed the final panel for the Sydenham Centre mosaic.  All being well we should be on site to install this work later this month.

To view all the other completed panels take a look at the Public Art page on this site.