St. Patrick's Secondary recreates mini version of Tower of London poppies
Art installation outside Vancouver high school marks Remembrance Day
A Vancouver high school is marking Remembrance Day with an art installation inspired by the Tower of London's famous poppy display.
Students and teachers at St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School finished installing more than 3,000 hand-crafted poppies outside their building on Tuesday.
Olivia Bidzinksi, a teacher at the school, said the initial goal was to make 1,106 poppies — or two per student and staff but they far exceeded that number due to enthusiasm for the project.
The installation is a miniature version of London's iconic art project Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red created by designer Tom Piper in 2014.
The artist famously lost a finger while making the 888,246 ceramic poppies — each represents a life that was lost by the British empire during World War I.
