Vortex: Special Edition - db visits from the west

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, 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