Craftsmanship Award
This award is given to world class artisans from a wide variety of backgrounds,
to celebrate the highest levels of craftsmanship. Recipients are invited to give a talk on their work
and recieve an engraved plaque from the
Stone Age Institute and CRAFT.
| 2009 | Jean Pierret, guitar craftsman |
| 2008 | Jay Matternes, artist/naturalist |
| 2006 | Art Seymour, glass bead maker, "The Craft of Venetian Chevron Bead-making" |
| 2003 | Mark Martin, master stonemason, "Dry Stone Masonry and Architecture" |
| 2002 | Jean Auel, author, Clan of the Cave Bear, "An Evening with Jean Auel" |
| 2001 | Bill Cook, medical device manufacturer, "The History of Medical Devices" |
| 2000 | Kenny Aronoff, drummer, "An Evening with Kenny Aronoff" |
| 2000 | Bill Kimberlin, digital effects, Lucasfilm, "Special Effects in the Cinema" |
| 1999 | Bill and Kathleen Oliver, winemakers, "A Tour of the Oliver Winery" |
| 1998 | John Raitt, Broadway legend, "A Musical Autobiography" |
| 1996 | Brian Anderson, blacksmith, "Forging into Our Past: Making Ancient Sword-blades" |
| 1995 | Fritz Maytag, brewmaster, "Strange Brew: Experiments in Sumerian Beer-making" |
| 1994 | Seymour Duncan, guitar maker, "The Archaeology of the Electric Guitar" |
