“Kraken” comes to life at Diver’s Cove

Casey Parlette dedicates his public art piece “Tide Pool Kraken,” a bronze sculpture unveiled in a small ceremony that included family, friends, and city officials at Diver’s Cove on Monday

Former Laguna Beach High School marine science teacher John Cunningham looks at the new public art piece “Tide Pool Kraken,” a bronze sculpture by Casey Parlette that was unveiled during a small ceremony Monday at Divers Cove.

Casey Parlette’s “Tide Pool Kraken,” a bronze sculpture, was unveiled in a small ceremony that included family, friends and city officials at Diver’s Cove on Monday.

Lou Parlette, John Cunningham, and Guy Westward, from left, admire the new bench “Strand of Life” by local artist Casey Parlette, after small dedication ceremony at Diver’s Cove on Monday.  (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

New public bench “Strand of Life,” by Casey Parlette, was unveiled and dedicated by Parlette at Diver’s Cove on Monday.

Casey Parlette’s “Tide Pool Kraken,” a bronze sculpture, was unveiled in a small ceremony that included family, friends and city officials at Diver’s Cove on Monday

People gather to hear comments during the dedication of Casey Parlette’s “Tide Pool Kraken,” a bronze sculpture unveiled in a small ceremony that included family, friends and city officials at Diver’s Cove on Monday.

The family and extended family of Andrei Olenicoff stand around “Tide Pool Kraken” after a small ceremony at Diver’s Cove on Monday. The installation was dedicated to Olenicoff and Bill Wickett.