Meet artists at Big Country Arts Celebration this Saturday

  • NEW INSTALLATION & ARTIST TALK Angel Fernandez unveils a striking new sculpture: a 5-foot-wide flower made from painted white tires mounted on a post.“Tires have become a central symbol inmywork—ever-presentinthedesertlandscape,wheretheymark boundaries, erase traces, and linger as quiet witnesses to human activity,”she said.“They embody both endurance and deterioration, reflectingthedualityofsurvivalinaplacewhereeverymaterialholds meaning and every object tells a story.” | COURTESY PHOTO
    NEW INSTALLATION & ARTIST TALK Angel Fernandez unveils a striking new sculpture: a 5-foot-wide flower made from painted white tires mounted on a post.“Tires have become a central symbol inmywork—ever-presentinthedesertlandscape,wheretheymark boundaries, erase traces, and linger as quiet witnesses to human activity,”she said.“They embody both endurance and deterioration, reflectingthedualityofsurvivalinaplacewhereeverymaterialholds meaning and every object tells a story.” | COURTESY PHOTO
  • MASTER NATURALISTS BIOBLITZ From Nov. 1 to 9, the Big Country Master Naturalists are hosting an initial bioblitz to document the plants and animals that call the park home. All you need is a smartphone and the iNaturalist app to participate. Help build a snapshot of biodiversity to support future conservation efforts. | COURTESY PHOTO
    MASTER NATURALISTS BIOBLITZ From Nov. 1 to 9, the Big Country Master Naturalists are hosting an initial bioblitz to document the plants and animals that call the park home. All you need is a smartphone and the iNaturalist app to participate. Help build a snapshot of biodiversity to support future conservation efforts. | COURTESY PHOTO

    KODIE FAIRCHILD | NEWS-COURIER

    The Big Country Arts Celebration at the Jim Bob Art Park north of Benjamin is right around the corner and will kick off Saturday, Nov. 8 from 3 to 8 p.m. With activities of all genres for all ages, this is an event you won’t want to miss.

    Join Brenda McKinney for a hands-on creative experience and dive into “Roll a Picasso,” a playful art-making activity where chance m…