Snowball

This sculpture at the corner of 1^st and Coolidge in the Arts District is the first of what’s planned to be a series of public art pieces stretching down 1^st Street from the Arts District to Fremont Street called the First Street Art Trail. Some of the other Art Trail placements are bright green Dero bike racks with sayings on them.
The cat in the sculpture is called Snowball and the entire sculpture is entitled «Snowball in Vegas.» Snowball is a nine foot tall cat molded from expanded polystyrene. The cat is painted yellow and has a long pink tongue sticking out.
This is slowly becoming a place where locals can take tourists for a different photo op in Las Vegas. It really is an interesting piece of art.
For those interested in seeing the art work as it was done, you can view a time lapse video at YouTube and enjoy the work Jesse Smigel created.
Here’s the link to the video.

Snowball is a giant cat head in the Arts District created by foam sculptor Jesse Smigel. Before the #snowballselfie becomes a big First Friday trend, there needs to be a warning: watch for traffic. In order to take a Snowball selfie, the person taking the photo will most likely have to stand in the street. It’s dangerous. The #snowballselfie is also a #riskyselfie. Caution your children. Besides that, #snowballinvegas is a cat and not a dog, so, 5 stars.