Who’s Got Beef with Being a Sheep? by Matt Farmer (with art by Lacey Finchum) Writers Artists Night 2021 I’m going deep on being a sheep. You know what I speak. You’ve read the tweets. “Be unique people! Don’t be sheeple. Think for yourselves. All thoughts are not equal.” We speak bleak and make mean…
Plate 1. Eleven-year old Cameron Hunt of T-Highway moves “Rosco” into position in the show ring. Getting set up quickly is an integral part of 4H showmanship. Sheep by Joshua Heston Sheep have been domesticated since antiquity. A powerful symbolism surrounds these animals in a variety of cultures, most notably Judaic Hebrew culture in the…
Dave Loftin shares his story of runaway lamb chops to a ready crowd. The Fugitive won first place in StateoftheOzarks Midsummer Writers & Artists Competition. Artwork by Marty Schmitt (foreground) was inspired by Dave Loftin’s story (below). Beyond, Sophie Liffick’s emotional Heart & Hands art is presented on a Jimmy Swaggert vinyl record. Life on the Farm…