A wonderful tribute for Remembrance Day!
Designer Tom Piper, who laid out the Tower of London poppy memorial, has spoken of his surprise and emotion at the public’s response to the artwork.
Emotional moment
He said: ‘It was a wonderful thing to see it finished. I found it very moving. To think one poppy is one life and to see the sheer numbers that are there is still emotionally draining.
‘It’s rather amazing and humbling that it has been taken to heart by the public. It’s allowed people to personally connect with Remembrance Day and the scale of the losses has been brought to people’s attention.’
Thousands of volunteers will now remove the 888,246 poppies, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and arranged by Piper in the Tower of London’s moat.
Poppies tour the UK
Two elements of the memorial – theWeeping Window cascade of poppies from a window and a group entitled the Wave
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May they all rest in peace. May our new kids going to Iraq be protected and know that the American people support them. Hugs, Barbara
Thanks for appreciating the re-blog, Barbara. This time, luckily, the Coalition soldiers going to Iraq won’t be fighting on the frontline. Hugs, Irina
A powerful share, Irina. Lest we forget. xx
Thanks, Christy. xx
Heartfelt post..Thank you for sharing.Warm regards.
My pleasure, Jalal.