Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows; 102; Edwin George interview, part 8 of 10

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Edwin: It’s uh... why important in uh... I guess... I like to go places, you know. Somebody calls me once in a while and uh, I’ll painting, I picked all those picture and sell ‘em, uh-huh. I really... and I sit there mm... all day to do that. But when they call me I go and I sell those pictures. I can paint all day and not worry about it, see. Like I said, I’m not gonna worry. It’s not going... I’m not going just... it’s not broadcast, I just... somebody hear it somewhere it then they call Ed George, he can paint. And now, they finally found out I was a honored the fellowship award, they kept calling me. They say, we just find you the best painter in Ohio. I said, I live in Cherokee. I said, it didn’t bother them. I said, can you come over... demonstrate for us, uh-huh? I—really I trying to got away from you, I left. And uh, they still... I’ll... I’ll do it for when the... be happy to do it.

Q:

Edwin: Well, that’s my... I don’t get too stressed out, see, I’m not a... I’m not married and she died (inaudible) then I got like on hike... I can paint... and uh, and go fishing, that’s all my thing that I did... had a garden this summer... garden and paint. I can do all of ‘em... hike... go stake garden one hour and go hike one hour and paint one hour. (PLANE)