Decoration and Decorative Arts

While all definitions of "CRAFT" are somewhat slippery — particularly insofar as they overlap with definitions of "ART" — this Kentucky Crafts Encyclopedia generally excludes most forms of "Decoration" of existing objects in which the original objects are not produced through the work of a single craftsperson.

So, while many Kentuckians engage artistically in decorating pre-existing objects, this site generally ignores such practices as:


However, this online encyclopedic overview of Kentucky crafts does include a few references to some forms of decorative artwork (e.g.: Inlay and Embroidery) in which practicing Kentucky craftspersons dominate their field of expertise and/or also produce fully-realized objects.