Susan Waughtal

A Brush With Life

Arts EN ↓ 28 episodes

Casual conversations with artists, musicians, farmers and so many other creative, fascinating folks from southeast Minnesota. Let's find out how they got here, what inspires them, what challenges them and how they work. A Brush With Life is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Susan Waughtal

Episodes

#3. Fashioning a Career & Stitching Community - with Brooke Burch 15.03.2025 24:17

Please leave me your feedback and ideas here! Brooke Burch is all about textile design. She is a fashion designer, seamstress, sewing instructor, and has a vintage clothing boutique in her Rochester studio. Her original clothing designs have been featured on the runway at Minnesota Fashion Week.

#2. Windows of Opportunity - with Stephanie Podulke! 14.03.2025 30:17

Please leave me your feedback and ideas here! Stephanie Podulke is a woman with a huge heart and great wit, who has created scores of spectacular stained glass windows throughout Southeast Minnesota. She is one of the inspiring leaders of our Rochester community.

#1. The Farm Dream - with Roger Nelson! 11.03.2025 31:47

Please leave me your feedback and ideas here! In this premier episode of A Brush With Life , you will learn how my husband, Roger Nelson, and I met and how 60 years of friendship and shared dreams ultimately landed us at Squash Blossom Farm where learned to be real farmers with chickens, a milk cow and everything. At Squash Blossom Farm we celebrate Local Food, Local Art and Local Music, and invi...