Gumnut Babies
Image Source: Eugene Scrivener (Museum of Perth)
Artist: Claire Bailey & Indra Geidans
Asset Type: Public Art
Year of Work: 2001
Location: Western edge of Stirling Gardens
Provenance: City of Perth
The bronze Gumnut Babies are based on the characters Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie created by May Gibbs in the 1930s. May Gibbs, a popular author of children’s books, attributed the creation of the Gumnut Babies to her memories of Western Australia’s wild flowers. Her aim was to encourage a love of the Australian bush in children.