![]() The Blood Swept lands and seas of red, where angels feat to tread. Paul Cummins got the name of the installation from a line in the will of a soldier from Derbyshire who died in Flanders.More than £10 million was raised for charity.More than 4 million people visited the installation.Queen Elizabeth II visited the installation, as did Prince William.8000 volunteers helped to plant the ceramic poppies.His hand was crushed by an industrial roller. Paul Cummins lost a finger during the creation of the artwork.He thought the poppies should be replaced with barbed wire and bones. ![]() ![]() Jonathan Jones, in an article in the Guardian newspaper, suggested that the installation was too pretty for a World War 1 memorial.Tower Hill and the Moat Path offered the best view of the poppies. We volunteered to take a trip to London to help plant poppies in the dry moat at the Tower and help the exhibit move towards its goal of planting 888,246.The poppies were produced in Derbyshire using techniques which would have been used when World War 1 was being fought.Every poppies have been handmade and, as a result, all of the poppies are unique.10% of the sale price will be divided between six charities: Cobeso, Combat Stress, Coming Home, Help for Heroes, The Royal British Legion and SSAFA. All of the ceramic poppies used in the installation have been sold to members of the public for £25. A unique hand made solid oak wall plaque to beautifully display your Paul Cummins Poppy & certificate OakatHome (176) 162.99 181.The installation opened on 5th August 2014.Poppies were added during the summer of 2014 until they had all been placed ready for the close of the installation on 11th November – Remembrance Day. The poppies were arranged to look like they were cascading out of the walls of the Tower of London, filling the moat. ![]() Paul Cummins is the artist who came up with this touching idea. The image depicts an art installation called ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ comprised of over 888,246 ceramic poppies surrounding the Tower of London.
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