* View “Sprout” from K Street on a second floor balcony

About the Art: A petite but powerful feline from the Demure Le Purr series, Sprout is a 1/3 scale sculpture inspired by the Purr Pods—a celebrated interactive installation of giant, glowing cats that purred and played at Burning Man 2019. Designed to evoke joy, rest, and curiosity, the original Purr Pods featured color-changing LEDs, fiber optic whiskers, and mischievous laser eyes. Sprout carries that same whimsical spirit in a smaller, steel-ring form—hand-tied, welded, and UV-reactive—inviting connection and delight wherever it lounges.

About the Artist: Paige Tashner, native Oregonian, East Bay California transplant, and award-winning self-taught artist, has been sharing her quirkiness with the public for nearly a decade. Ranging from an electric, drivable cupcake car, and an illuminated spaceship bench (Stardust), to giant metal cats (Purr Pods and Trust), her creations have been experienced throughout the U.S. and in Bristol, England. Exhibitions include Oakland’s Autumn Lights Festival, the Portland Winter Light Festival in Oregon and The Ruth Bancroft Garden’s Sculpture in the Garden and Garden of D’Lights annual events in Walnut Creek. Her current venture, Demure Le Purr cat sculptures (including Sprout on display in Sacramento), are 1/3 scale of the Purr Pods and the Trust cats. Her first one, Spring Kitten, sold at the Sotheby’s auction, Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man in the fall of 2021. See more of her work at paigetashner.art.

Sprout is located on the exterior awning of 17Central Apartments (1026 17th Street) on the K Street side and is sponsored by D&S Development.