A group of volunteers etched sand art of poppy flowers into a beach in the UK, to honor the fallen soldiers of World War I ahead of Remembrance Day. The poppies, which were 100 ft in size, took 4 hours to draw on the sands of Northumberland’s Beadnell Bay.
Artist Claire Eason, who helped oversee the project, said she found the artwork to be ‘poignant,’ because the impermanent nature of the sand art reflects ‘how fragile life is.’
‘The thing that has been special about this project is involving youngsters and passing on the message of Remembrance,’ Eason continued, via SWNS. ‘It’s never more important than this year where Europe has potential war hanging over it with the conflict in Ukraine. It’s a very timely reminder that conflict is never far away, and we should really value peace.’ » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe
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