Solidarity Meet & Greet at Mother Fool\'s

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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Monday, December 26, 2011

4 - 7 pm. Free and open to the public.

AJ O\'Neil, owner of AJ-s Music Caf- near Detroit, MI, held a \'Solidarity with Wisconsin\' concert back in March. This was AJ\'s third annual coffeehouse concert focusing on the plight of the American worker. This year the caf- broke the Guinness World Record for holding the longest continuous concert in history -- over 360 hours!

Part of the requirement for the Guinness record is to have a clock on stage as artists perform. O-Neil bought a decorative metal plate featuring the state of Wisconsin at a Salvation Army store and had a friend install a U.S.-made clock in it.

-Every time you look at the stage, you are going to see Wisconsin,- O-Neil said.

AJ O\'Neil is now running for Congress (in Michigan) and is touring his state (his candidacy was recently endorsed by Michael Moore!). AJ will be taking a detour next week to stop in Madison and meet with some of the people of Wisconsin who have been standing up for workers\' rights.

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