GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, April 24, 2025—Kilt-maker Sheila Tabaka, composer Jacob Pavek, and painter A’ja Nauden will be featured on the next episode of Postcards, which airs Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. The episode repeats the following Sunday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 1:30 p.m. Join us for stories of creativity and craftsmanship.
Sheila Tabaka of Marshall, Minnesota, is a skilled kilt-maker and costume designer at the theater department at Southwest Minnesota State University. Her initial interest lay in Scottish culture rather than kilt-making itself. However, she took a kilt-making shop just outside of Edinburgh on sabbatical and fell in love with it. Recognizing that kiltmaking in the United Kingdom is an endangered craft, she's now dedicated to preserving it.
Jacob Pavek of St. Paul, Minnesota, is a passionate composer, musician, and pianist. His passion for music stemmed from his dad, who plays guitar. In high school, he explored songwriting, but discovering instrumental music allowed him to express his true self. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, he’s since created a solo piano album titled "Bloom." He now enjoys combining modern influences with instrumental piano and collecting various types of pianos to explore different sounds.
A’ja Nauden of Chicago, Illinois, is an artist and painter who explores various paint mediums to create textured work. She’s a lifelong artist, but a trip to a museum featuring an art piece with a single line profoundly changed her view on abstract art. Now all of her art transcends traditional boundaries. Growing up was hard for her, marked by her parents' struggles, and being a lifelong athlete, she felt like she didn’t belong as an artist. This perception shifted during college when one of her art pieces was bought, validating her artistic pursuits.
Individuals in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at pioneer.org/live. All episodes and segments can also be viewed on the PBS app and online at pioneer.org/postcards/, video.pioneer.org/show/postcards/, and youtube.com/@PostcardsOnPioneerPBS/.
About Postcards
Postcards is an award-winning art, culture, and history program produced by Dana Conroy with videography and editing by Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The 2025 season is made possible by funding from Shalom Hill Farm, Explore Alexandria Tourism, Lake Region Arts Council, KRAM 96.7, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/support or call 800-726-3178.
