Do snowmen count as art? Some snow has fallen over the last couple of days but not as much as elsewhere and not nearly enough for us to get creative with, so my pictures are from previous years.
I loved the way this snowman with a flower (mahonia?) for a nose had a snowcat for company. His attitude makes me think he was declaiming poetry – something very worthy, although the cat seems unimpressed. Either that or he’s spotted an alien spacecraft approaching.
My final snowmen were making a gesture towards being socially responsible. While they had not mastered the art of fitting their masks correctly, I’ll concede it’s a challenge for the carrot-nosed.
Shared for Marsha and Cee’s Public Art Challenge
Susan Rushton 
Do snowmen count as art? I would say yes they are a temporary art installation😊
It would be funny if Banksy started doing them and people had to run around in a panic trying to stop them from melting.
I can’t help adding a photo of this snowman built on the beach in Galveston after our Christmas Eve snow in 2004. It’s next to the sculpture honoring victims of the 1900 storm; the surfboard is a tribute to current Galvestonians.
Your snow cat is wonderful. I think its companion might be raising its arms in frustration and saying, “Cats! They’re never happy!”
Whoopsie. I don’t know what happened to that. Let’s try again.
Any links posted are held for my approval. The first one didn’t work but the second one does – an excellent addition.
Clearly, the first one involved ‘operator error’!
As snowman and cat definitely count as public art. Who would have thought of it, though! These are adorable especially with your commentary. Thanks for joining in this week. I’m so happy to have you!
My pleasure! Thanks for being a great host.
Thank you so much, Susurrus.
Andy’s has hit upon the right name for it – installation art. I’ll go with that.
Me too. Or ephemeral art, perhaps? And kid’s art for certain.
Glad you pointed out unimpressed cat. I missed it in all that whiteness. But I’m grinning like a Cheshire cat at your public art.
I could have fallen foul of the RSPCSA (snow animals) were there such a thing. I’d seen the cat when I took the picture, but had forgotten about it so I cropped half of it out. It was only when I came to post it that I thought ‘Hang on…’
Creative works of temporary art and I love the snow cat, a shame it only ‘lived’ for a short time.
It is. Snow cats really ought to have nine lives too.
These are hilarious! I laughed out loud at that first one — he really took me by surprise. I can’t help thinking that he looks itchy with all those leaves stuck into/onto him. But then what better scratch for an itch than a stick arm? I like the idea of the poet with the flower nose. Cats are never an appreciative audience, but the two masked snowmen would be. Thanks for the uplifting art!
I’m glad you liked them. The top one will have left quite a heap behind when it melted. I’m sorry I didn’t get a picture of that.
Fine snowmen indeed. I wonder if we’ll get a chance to make one for real this year?
I blush to think how long it’s been since I made a really good one. Too long.
Oh no, it’s fine! Leave it to the younger ones 😉
Snowmen definitely count as art. We had tiny bit of snow this morning. Not enough for even tiny bit of art. Yours are lovely
We had about enough to make a pebble sized one with peas for eyes.
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This post sure made me smile. I especially liked the little snow cat.
The world needs more snow creatures.