Sandra Turner-Barlow’s striking image combines the ubiquitous M67 grenade (still in active use across all war zones) with a white poppy atop. This serves to soften the visual impact while dramatically creating a powerful juxtaposition of reflection and contemplation. The subject matter of this richly textured composition is dominated by the brightness and luminosity of the single white poppy. Stark, symbolic and artistically expressive. Now sold from the Showcase, Flower Power, to a New Zealand collector.

The idea for a white poppy was first put forward in 1926 by the No More War movement, then in 1933, taken up by the Co-operative Women’s Guild (CWG).  Members of the CWG actively campaigned on a number of women's issues and many were working women who had lost loved ones in World War One and could see the effect it had on those who survived.  The white poppy was henceforth chosen as a symbol for peace and quickly became a focus of the peace movement. 

The emblem was worn by guildswomen to publicly show their anti-war beliefs and to recognise all casualties of war including citizens. 

Today, white poppies are distributed by the Peace Pledge Union (PPU). The white poppy stands for 3 things: remembrance of all victims of war, challenging war and militarism, and a commitment to peace.