'Ribbit the Exhibit' sculptures at Dawes Arboretum meant to evoke smiles
Artist J.A. Cobb’s favorite thing about his job happens when people least expect it. Once his statues are installed and opening ceremonies are over, Cobb prefers to stay a little while longer, just to observe. Leaning back, far away from the crowd, Cobb stands listening and watching, soaking in the reactions his statues provoke in passersby. “They start usually by seeing the frog, going towards the frog, starting to see the details that I put in, cuff links, knuckles on their little fingers, things that I can do to give them personality,” Cobb said. “And then they start calling peopl...