Sonidos Suaves

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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Friday, October 17, 2008

Sonidos Suaves is a Latino folk music group based in Madison featuring popular cumbias, boleros and rancheras from throughout Latin America as well as original material. The group was founded by two brothers from El Salvador, Jorge and Antonio Quintanilla. Jorge and Antonio began performing together in the early 80's as they wrote and recorded songs inspired the the work for social justice and peace in their native El Salvador. As the name suggests this group features smooth sounds with skillful fingering of the Requinto by Antonio, beautiful vocals by Jorge and tastefull backup by Kent on Percussion and Jorge Ismael on Guitar.

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