Story Slam - One Wrong Turn

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 ]
Friday, October 3, 2025
7 - 9 pm

-- First Friday of every month --

Come share your story!

Event starts at 7, but come early to order a drink and get settled in.

Sign up to tell your story or come to listen.

This month's them is, "One wrong turn."

Open Mic