For Release: 2008-10-28 10:48:00
On the next edition of Kentucky Life, host Dave Shuffett visits a bed and breakfast nestled between the mountains of Red Lick Valley, a family business with more than 100 years of gardening tradition and an artist who draws her inspiration from two cultures to create incredible sculptures. The program airs Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET1; Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. CT on KET1; and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 7/6 p.m. CT on KET2.First, Dave talks with Barbara Napier, owner of Snug Hollow Bed and Breakfast in Estill County. Surrounded by the beauty and nature of Appalachia, Snug Hollow was recently featured in Southern Living magazine as one of the five most romantic getaways in the South. The bed and breakfast is located on more than 300 acres of rolling landscape and includes a farmhouse that offers a dose of southern comfort and an original log cabin more than 150 years old .
Next, Dave visits Lexington, where he meets with the owner of Michler's, one of the oldest continually operating florists in Kentucky. Owner John Michler's great-grandfather founded the business in 1901 and constructed the greenhouses which are still in use today. Michler discusses the variety of plants sold by the business and the services it offers while sharing his beliefs about the transforming power of plants.
Finally, Dave's travels take him to the Louisville ceramic studio of Marie-Elena Ottman, an artist who grew up in Panama. She describes her colorful and exotic sculptures as "hybrids" of the cultures of the U.S. and Panama, drawing on both as important inspirations. Ottman explains the multi-step process of creating her artwork and shares some of her favorite pieces.
Kentucky Life is a KET production, produced by Brandon Wickey. Segment producers are Marsha Hellard , Andrea Hummel, John Schroering and Valerie Trimble. More information about Kentucky Life, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/kentuckylife. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
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