Celtic Tree Oracle Readings by Marina

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Sign up in advance at the cafe during TV Turnoff Week. Each reading takes about a half hour. There will be 6 available slots so space is limited. You can sign up in the cafe starting on Sunday.

"Similar to I-Ching, Celtic Tree Oracle cards are
direct and reader interpreted. There are no 'negative' cards. A thoughtful tool for finding inspiration and insight. The Tree Oracle's tree alphabet has 25 letters, each one associated with a tree or shrub, and also a month and/or a color. The tree alphabet was developed by the ancient Celtic tribes at a time when Britain was covered by forests, and trees provided basic needs such as shelter and fuel. Today, many of us yearn to live closer to the cycles of the earth and the seasons, to the natural world, and to reclaim an existence that recognizes the spirit in all living things. For the past several years, I've done Tree Oracle readings as a way of opening to those influences and ways of living. Those who practice the religion of the Goddess, or are Wiccan, may be particularly interested, but anyone of any faith can
benefit from a reading."