Art and Nature Come Together on Kentucky Life
This week's Kentucky Life includes two segments about artists who incorporate natural elements into their work.
First, the community of Henderson honors its famous former resident, artist and naturalist John James Audubon, with bronze sculptures created directly from his drawings.
The sculptures, which include 13 birds and one of Audubon himself, are placed throughout downtown and at John James Audubon State Park. Sculptor Raymond Graf of Louisville talks about the work and the importance of public art.
Also in this program, a passion for plants, architecture, and trains come together in the miniature worlds created by Paul Busse’s Applied Imagination Workshop in Campbell County.
The Applied Imagination team builds large-scale garden railway designs that include tunnels, waterfalls, intricately detailed cityscapes and iconic structures, including the U.S. Capitol, Yankee Stadium, and the Brooklyn Bridge—and everything is constructed entirely out of plant materials.
• Saturday at 8/7 pm CT on KET
Great Performances at the Met presents "The Enchanted Island"
This extraordinary new work combines some of the world’s best singers, the glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. The lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on the other-worldly island of The Tempest.
• Friday at 10/9 pm CT on KET









