John Petrey – Artist

We normally find elegant evening gowns and fine men’s suits made from a variety of colorful fabrics and found in shops, boutiques, and department stores across the country. Tennessee Crossroads found a tailor of sorts in Chattanooga, TN who often creates his unique fashions from materials he finds, in of all places, a junk yard.

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We normally find elegant evening gowns and fine men's suits made from a variety of colorful fabrics and found in shops, boutiques, and department stores across the country. Well, Ken Wilshire found a tailor of sorts in Chattanooga who often creates his unique fashions from materials he finds...in of all places, a junk yard.

Ken Wilshire joined the Tennessee Crossroads in 2008 with a desire to tell stories about people who have found their passions in life and who would otherwise go unrecognized for their contributions to their community. Ken began his career at WREG-TV in Memphis, writing, producing and editing news stories, features and documentaries. After leaving Channel 3 he joined Fed Ex in their communications department as a writer/producer and was promoted to the department manager. Ken spent almost 25 years in operations management at FedEx and other Fortune 500 companies.