Also , Mr. Paine just arrived with the EARSXXI "Keeping the Torch Lit" Award. It will remain sealed and hidden until the Rubicon Estate evening. This award goes to a master artist who, by being true to him or herself, inspires the rest of us to find our own inner voice and to tap into the artist within us all. After studying the life and art of the great George Kuchar, glass sculptor Rhys Williams and artist confidante Rando Schmook were hard at work melting glass in the hot fire. Like the artists, this award is unique and one of kind, but because the same talented artist team creates it , there is continuity. The one thing the award has in common for sure is its heaviness...an artist's life and the creative process is heavy indeed.
