Poppykettle Playground

Located at the Cunningham Pier Playground at Geelong, these bronze sculptures were created by Jenda Bucek and are based on the book The Voyage of The Poppykettle written and illustrated by Robert Ingpen.

Perhaps Jenda Bucek's figures represent the first day the weary Hairy Peruvians landed on their "unchosen land" and are pondering their previous homeland, their journey in the Poppykettle, being grateful for the many friends who assisted them and daydreaming about the new adventures they will have.

Although small in scale they are expressive, full of detail and thoughtfully arranged on and around the rocks. They look like weathered sea-faring individuals who, together for four years, have travelled across the Pacific Ocean.

North

Mark Stoner's North sculpture is located at the northern end of Moorabool Street, Geelong. Commissioned in 2000 the sculpture consists of seven sail-like panels over looking Cunningham Pier. 

Walking around and through the individual pieces they evoke an architectural feel almost like someone has deconstructed the Sydney Opera House and placed the fins in an upright position. The pieces harmonise so well with the bay view, you almost except them to be gently bobbing up and down in sync with the water. 

Created using earthy coloured cement panels, these upright segments have a detailed mosaic texture that creates a look of weathered rock emerging up from the walk-way below.