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Stef, the woman behind KYARTRAT, was born, bred, and buttered in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. She creates her artwork based on true-ish stories, some that should be true, and some she'd rather not remember. From drawing on her parents walls, to winning her first NCECA award, she knew from an early age she wanted to be an artist.

What you won’t find on Stef's resume is her love for hunting & fishing, her uncanny ability of picking Keenland winners, starting more books than finishing, making poor choices in men, and adopting all the dogs.

Come for the art, stay for the stories—just don’t ask her for relationship advice.

"I would slap stickers all over the furniture in my room growing up. I wanted to take the bland, plain, functional desk or cabinet, drawer knob, whatever & make it more....make it dreamy, make it fun, a story from stickers, or make it into whatever the hell was going through my small head at the time.

I just wanted everything around me that was bland to be badass. That's what I always want my art to be."

- Stef Ratliff