Beefus

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, November 7, 2015
8:00 pm

It is not bluegrass. It has a banjo, and a tall bass, and assorted iconic implements of the folkie/jazzbo/grasshole designation. But beware! These are wielded by notorious local deviants BEEFUS. At a BEEFUS show, you never know if you'll get a soundless pantomime of skull surgery, madrigal choirs to sullen elder squid, or never-before-heard spazz poetry, all accompanied by the band's unique approach to lyrics and song arrangement. The floor might bubble, the walls might smoke, the Seven Dark Lords might arise. Stab the duck, shave the ape, unplug your ear-pits and prepare to receive the sweet lies of BEEFUS!