Brooch | Remembrance poppy | Trench art by Martin de Ruyter Milk Thieves Alan Myerson Handcrafted ranges are

Alan Myerson Handcrafted ranges are ethically made by small communities of skilled craftspeople globally

Hardback with an embossed cover

The cumulative effect is that of a colourful puzzle or dreamscape

which traverses performance

Brooch | Remembrance poppy | Trench art by Martin de Ruyter Milk Thieves Alan Myerson Handcrafted ranges areThese poppy brooches are handmade and hand painted by photographer and artist Martin de Ruyter in Nelson, New Zealand. Layered with historical meaning and symbology, each poppy has been created in the tradition of Trench Art, by repurposing . 303 calibre bullets the same calibre that was used in WW1 and WW2. Martins' late grandfather James (Jim) Fisher taught him how to form a spitfire from a three pence coin and it's a skill Martin still uses today