db pedersen

Art in the cafe...

Ruth Comfort


"The Metaphysical Affect"


January 2026



A diverse collection of mixed mediums, extensively encapsulating my heart and soul concerning the dreams of the human condition. ARTISAN RUTH COMFORT My given name is Ruth Comfort. Named after the amazing artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. I hail from a very long line of artisans and musicians. Even dating back to the great German philosopher...
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Tamara Lea Kaufman


"pretty ~ ugly"


February 2026



Artist Statement Tamara Lea Kaufman’s personal artwork ranges from serious to quirky, dark, adult-themed humor. She creates multimedia assemblage, collage, and dioramas made from HO-scale railroad hobby miniatures, preserved insects, paint, embroidery, found objects, and typically discarded materials such as candy wrappers and the overlooked debris of everyday life. Her work explores topics of consumption, waste, desire, relationships, psychology, politics, societal pressures and the levity of humor needed to survive it all. It gives her joy to repurpose materials into something new, useful, or...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

db (dave) pedersen brings his vocal menagerie to the stage of mother fool's for a performance loosely titled "catch a rising gas-giant". under the radar for several long months, db has been working on playing and composing for another studio album. venturing further into storytelling, he will be up to his usual hijinks of improvisation, extended voice theater, throat singing from beyond the horizon, as well as sharing anecdotes from the cradle to grave and back. a unique voice on the madison art scene, db's progress is maddeningly slow, but wonderous to catch a glimpse of. db will be joined this evening by a few local celebs for impromptu duets and merry making.

Special guests:
Tom Hamer
Wilhelmena Baker
Kathleen Baird
Rafi Boehm

Music