Race/Ethnicity/Religion/Nationality of Kentucky Crafters
Ratliff, Buddy - luthier; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Ratliff, Kenny - luthier; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Ratliff, B Terry - chairmaker, woodworker; KCHEA Craft Luminary
RECLAIMED / RECYCLED / RE-USED / TRANSFORMED MATERIALS
Red Bird Mission Crafts (Bell Co.: Beverly)
Reed, Mary - cornshuck dollmaker; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Reed, Robin - bark basketmaker; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Redmon, Fran - graphic artist, former director of Kentucky Craft Marketing; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Reichard, Mary Stuart - fiber artist, former president of KGAC; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Rich, Douglas Paul (1947-2021) - white oak basketmaker
Rifles (see under GUNSMITHING)
Rigsby, Steve - luthier; KCHEA Craft Luminary
Riving (see under PREINDUSTRIAL CRAFT SKILLS)
Rope-Making (see under PREINDUSTRIAL CRAFT SKILLS)
Rude Osolnik Award (see also Osolnik, Rude on Page O)
The annual award from the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program honors its namesake, Rude Osolnik, the nationally acclaimed wood turner from Berea, Kentucky, who devoted his life to the development of his craft and teaching. This prestigious award recognizes artists for their contributions to the craft community, preservation of craft traditions through teaching and sharing, and exemplary workmanship. Previous recipients include Alma Lesch, Emily Wolfson, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Homer Ledford, Joseph Molinaro, Stephen Rolfe Powell, Bryon Temple, Lysbeth Wallace, Marie Emlen Hochstrasser and Sarah Frederick, Gwen Heffner, and Wayne Ferguson.
"Rural Crafts" See: Terminology & Definitions See also: Rural Crafts (Wikipedia)