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with my own interpretations."
Avadenka, 43, started "Boundaries"
about a year ago, after a conversation
with the JTS curator, who had bought
a large group of the artist's earlier
works.
"This exhibit is a natural extension
of what I've done before," Avadenka
said. "I have been working with Jewish
themes for a long time, and I work
with letters a lot. I print limited-edition
books in Hebrew and English, and I
also am a calligrapher in Hebrew and
English."
Working out of a home studio with
letterpress equipment, Avadenka has
gone beyond the New York exhibition
to produce the same material in a lim-
ited edition of 10 sets. Each set has 22
folios, and each folio is made of an
intaglio print accompanied by a facing
poem letterpress printed on handmade
paper.
"When I was very young, I knew I
wanted to be an artist, and my parents
were always supportive," said
Avadenka, who also loved reading,

Avadenka supported her art by
accepting freelance calligraphy and
graphic design assignments. She shared
studio space in Royal Oak with another
artist until her first child was born.
Now, she sets her schedule around
the activities of her family: her hus-
band, lawyer Marc Sussman, and sons,
Max, 15, and Eli, 12.
"Everyone is gone from 8 a.m.-3:30
p.m. so that's a good workday for me,"
Avadenka said. "Lately, I've been in the
studio late at night, too.
"When the boys were little, I would-
n't work when they were home because
I believed it wasn't fair to them."
Other text projects styled by
Avadenka include limited-edition pub-
lications of works by Israeli writers
completed under the name Land
Marks Press. Grandpa Isidore, a short
story by Amos Oz, was offered in
Hebrew and English versions.
"My projects are a way to learn
more about Judaism," said Avadenka, a
member of B'nai Moshe. "Artists and
writers are always told to work with

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