James the Magician

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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Saturday, December 9, 2017
8:00 pm

“James the Magician is a Magician. He is a Comedic Magician. People tend to laugh at him.

James’s magic is a unique addition to every occasion. Performing with a wild passion since he won his first talent show at the age of 7, James has performed magic for all people at school programs, weddings, corporate events and everywhere in between. His favorite part about performing is the fact that joy is contagious. It’s passed from the performer to the audiences and by the end of the show everyone is left pleasantly amazed.” -James the Magician (talking to himself)

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