Host Chip Polston begins this episode talking with Louisville's Christina Ramsey, whose art has been described as original, organic, whimsical, wild, erotic, symbolic and tribal. Creator of contemporary jewelry and mostly abstract murals and wall sculptures, this 31-year-old has been making art since her days as a Richmond, Ky., high school student.

Next, Polston introduces viewers to Lexington poets Shayla Lawson and Ellen Hagan. Lawson works with the regional arts program Alternate ROOTS and teaches poetry and creative writing to high school students at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Hagan is a performance artist/writer and educator who teaches for Community Word, an arts organization that places artists in underserved classrooms. Hagan recently performed her first one-woman show, Skin This.

Moving from sculpted words to sculpted bronze, Mixed Media turns its lens on Bill Weiger's life-sized silverback gorilla statues at the Louisville Zoo. The Lowland Gorilla Family, installed as part of the newly-opened Gorilla Forest Exhibit, is a highly detailed piece designed to give zoo visitors the sensation of actually standing with a gorilla family.

Music for the program is provided by the Fabulous Leopard Percussionists. Under the leadership of founder Diane Downs, these students from Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Louisville have earned accolades both locally and worldwide. The fact that Downs allows participation based not on auditions, but on academics and satisfactory behavior, makes their success all the more noteworthy.

Mixed Media is a KET production, produced by Aaron Hutchings and Gary Pahler. The program is closed-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.