ABOUT From its association with poppies flowering in the spring of 1915 on the battlefields of Belgium, France and Gallipoli, the poppy has become a symbol of both great loss in war and hope for those left behind. Between 2014 and 2018 Australia will commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since Australia’s involvement in the First World War. The 5000 POPPIES project gives crafters of all persuasions an opportunity to contribute to a wonderful craft/art project to create a field of 5000 poppies which will be publicly displayed in Melbourne on ANZAC Day 2015 as a community tribute for more than a century of service by Australian servicemen and women in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Contributors are asked to hand make one or more poppies. They can be crocheted, knitted, felted or sewn from any materials, provided they can be displayed temporarily outdoors. Any shade of red can be used and poppies should be no more than 15 cm in diameter. There is no entry fee and contributors are asked to provide their own materials. There is no barrier to involvement and no limit to the amount of poppies that can be submitted by any one contributor. Each contributor should print out and complete the submission form and send with their contribution. Poppies may include a small dedication by the maker (25 words or less – maximum size of a business card) to be securely attached to the back of the poppy by the maker. There will also be an opportunity for dedications to be posted on this blog for those contributors who wish to have their dedication published (and I hope there will be many). Poppies submitted will not be returned. There will be an initial display of the poppies in Fed Square in November 2013 to commemorate Remembrance Day. The plan is to display 500 poppies to help raise awareness for the longer term project. To be included in the initial display at Fed Square, poppies should be submitted no later than 30 September, 2013. Any poppies received after this date will be included in any subsequent display.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:21:19 +0000
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