Mad City Story Slam

Art in the cafe...

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 7, 2023
7:00 pm

Mad City Story Slam presents "Failure to Launch!" our first story slam at Mother Fools Coffee House. Come tell a 5-minute story about a botched rocket launch, the disastrous opening night of your play, or the time you *tried* to move out of your parents' basement. Or, just come to listen! As with all our story slams, this event is free to attend.

Open Mic