“The Freedom Rock” Artist Paints At Fair

If you visit the Iowa State Fair this year, you’ll have the chance to meet the Iowa artist whose annual creation honoring veterans has developed a worldwide following. 

I introduced you here on the blog earlier this year to Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II, the Greenfield artist whose incredible work is featured on the lottery’s “The Freedom Rock™” instant-scratch tickets that benefit the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. Each year, Bubba paints a huge boulder in Adair County with a message of thanks to our nation’s veterans and has it ready to be unveiled on Memorial Day weekend.      
 
The State Fair asked him this year to paint a boulder inside the Cultural Center with a similarly patriotic message. When we stopped to see Bubba at work on Saturday, he already had a flag already painted over the top of the rock. We can’t wait to see the finished product!

Click here to learn more about Bubba’s work!