"Art"? What does that word really mean? Is it strictly oil on flat stretched canvas? Is it only the great masters confined in a museum or painting hanging in a gallery? In the case of the New Braunfels Art League, public art is a four foot tall German Stein AND the ability to awe, surprise and inspire. Imagine the thrill of a child wandering with Mom and Dad as they shop. A little bored, she looks up and suddenly see Stein Meister or Stein 2 D2. She runs over to investigate - and imagine. The woman hurrying on her way to the grocery store turns a corner and there is Ruben-Stein. She stops, awed by the beauty. She takes time to drink it in and wants to know more about Rubens' art. How about the young man sadly walking down the street, trying to sort things our in his mind after a difficult day - he stumbles across Lickten-Stein with its giant tongue. He laughs, realizing that life is sometimes just a matter of perception. This is what public art is about, the effect on our everyday lives.