Swimming Stars
at Whale Tail Playground
![located at the Whale Tail Playground in Seattle, the plaza is 286 sq feet.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df5bef_6b6d985bae6b41ee96da566032eec86e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/df5bef_6b6d985bae6b41ee96da566032eec86e~mv2.jpeg)
The twirling center of Swimming Stars is colored and stamped concrete set with glass stars depicting the Great Whale constellation. Surrounding the watery night sky is a colored and stamped concrete beach littered with mosaic marine protozoa caught in nets. A life-like cast bronze octopus, sea stars and shells cling to the side of the rock. Seasonally the Great Whale can be viewed simultaneously with the same heavenly constellation above.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df5bef_690043b5b55a42499f8f85f705749df5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/df5bef_690043b5b55a42499f8f85f705749df5~mv2.jpeg)
Glass stars depict the tail of the Great Whale constellation
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df5bef_68debbe192854b4490ff4c2044ab3f11~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_789,h_493,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/df5bef_68debbe192854b4490ff4c2044ab3f11~mv2.jpeg)
![located at the Whale Tail Playground in Seattle, the plaza is 286 sq feet.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df5bef_6b6d985bae6b41ee96da566032eec86e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/df5bef_6b6d985bae6b41ee96da566032eec86e~mv2.jpeg)
The twirling center of Swimming Stars is colored and stamped concrete set with glass stars depicting the Great Whale constellation. Surrounding the watery night sky is a colored and stamped concrete beach littered with mosaic marine protozoa caught in nets. A life-like cast bronze octopus, sea stars and shells cling to the side of the rock. Seasonally the Great Whale can be viewed simultaneously with the same heavenly constellation above.