Vortex: Special Edition - db visits from the west

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...
[ more ]
Saturday, June 19, 2010

db pedersen will be in town for this special edition of Vortex.

Vortex is an experimental music showcase we do a few times each year. Odd improvised music is the norm.

Featuring: db pedersen, Tom Hamer, Endless and The Pageboys.

Music