Reception for "My Reality In Color" by Heather Sarabia

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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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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Sunday, September 29, 2024
1 - 3 pm

Stop down and check out this show. Heather Sarabia was a published poet and painter with autism who lived in Madison Wisconsin. She developed her paintings through sweeping motions, creating layers of brush strokes rich with movement and gesture. Despite being nonverbal, she was a prolific writer, typing out poetry and prose with assistance. Her writing centered on her lived experience and hope for justice. Through her work, she consistently strived to gain freedom from the systems of dependence that left her feeling trapped.