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For many years Michael Gaskin(48-52) whose Art Bronze Foundry
off the Kings Road has made some of the most famous busts in the English art
world (Fink, Moore, Hepworth et al) has little contact with OCs. Except for the
odd phone call and meeting with contemporary (and dinner speaker) actor Jonathan
Fryer, Leo Miller who was at the prep school(42-46) and then went onto Fettes
and the joys of strawberry farming on the Isle of Wight, Antony Prewett ex
company secretary for SBAC and musician Christopher Slater were also run into as
were rival bronze foundry worker Kingsley Barraclough(74-84) and banker Neil
Dolby(79-84).
Gaskin has worked and run the foundry which his father founded for forty five
years. His only other work
experience was his two years National Service in Hong
Kong. Recently however he took on a young design graduate Paul Van 'Rhino' Veen
(89-92) and was surprised to find that not only was Paul very good at making
statues and busts but they shared an alma mater. Through Paul's father, an
antique furniture dealer, whose show room is next door to the foundry, Paul and
Michael came across journalist and committee member Hugh Thompson(59-64). Now
Michael finds that he is employing the sister of Joshua Wood who was at the prep
school between l998-00.
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experience was his two years National Service in Hong
Kong. Recently however he took on a young design graduate Paul Van 'Rhino' Veen
(89-92) and was surprised to find that not only was Paul very good at making
statues and busts but they shared an alma mater. Through Paul's father, an
antique furniture dealer, whose show room is next door to the foundry, Paul and
Michael came across journalist and committee member Hugh Thompson(59-64). Now
Michael finds that he is employing the sister of Joshua Wood who was at the prep
school between l998-00.