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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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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Gregory Taylor, electronics; Tom Hamer, percussion; Geoffrey Brady, vibraphone/theremin

Thistle Inventory began several years ago as a duo with Gregory Taylor playing electronic sounds on his lap-topped computer machine and Tom Hamer playing acoustic percussion. And also with Greg altering Tom-s percussion sounds to create a compelling, electro-acoustic m-lange. Then, Geoffrey Brady horned in on their action, making it a trio and adding vibraphone and theremin to the mix. Things got even more m-lange-ey. But STOP THE PHONES, ALICE, THERE-S MORE!!!

For this upcoming Mother Fool-s performance the trio will be joined by extra-super-special guest Kia Karlen on accordion and Frenched horn. The ensemble-s size will have doubled and the power that Thistle Inventory wields will be a source of awe and wonderment. Or amusement. But certainly not apathy. And THAT-S the Thistle Inventory guarantee!

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