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Guterson, whose artistic 
interests have been strong and 
taken in part from her father’s 
Jewish family, defines herself as 
multicultural. She remembers a 
lifelong interest in art and draw-
ing early images of her brother 
and sister.
She earned business cred-
its instead of artistic ones at 
Evergreen State College in 
Olympia, Washington, as the 
route to supporting herself. 
She moved to Ann Arbor after 
growing up in the states of New 
Mexico and Washington. 
Guterson, who describes 
giving time to prayer and med-
itation, involves the number 18 
in those experiences. 
“
All of my work pays homage 
to my grandmother who was 
Jewish,
” Guterson said. “She was 
a big quilter and made a lot of 
different crafts and beautiful 
handiwork. It’s really important 

that my work gets to be in front 
of a Jewish audience.
” 
One of Guterson’s works is 
called The Way This Body Can 
Break. It is about the process of 
living. The artist wants to sug-
gest that people are constantly 
rebuilding, growing and chang-
ing. That is a huge part of being 
Jewish, the artist has asserted.
Another work is titled 
Nowhere to Go But Back to 
Myself. This speaks to ancestral 
lineage. She has voiced a desire 
to be a good ancestor and also a 
good descendant. 
The last piece is untitled. It 
represents a celebration by 
working with beads, referencing 
that it’s about remembering, 
being and celebrating.
“I’ve always taken art very 
seriously,
” Guterson said. 
“Every day, when I came home 
from my job in corporate 
America, I would paint. I did 

that for 12 years, 
three to five hours a night.
”
Guterson, 32, kept her com-
pleted work in a portfolio and 
used the materials to apply at 
Cranbrook. She has shown 
her work at the Museum of 
Contemporary Art Detroit 
(MOCAD). 

“I want people 
to know how important art 
is,
” Guterson said. “It’s the way 
people can tell their stories and 
connect. I think it’s a huge tool 
of getting through and surviv-
ing. I hope people nurture their 
creativity and share it if they 
want to.
” 

The Way This Body 
Can Break

40380 Grand River Avenue 

Big Tommy’
s Comedy Club
Big Tommy’
s Comedy Club

February 11, 2023 • 8 PM
February 11, 2023 • 8 PM

Seating Begins At 7:15 PM
Seating Begins At 7:15 PM

Appetizers 
Appetizers 
& Cocktails 
& Cocktails 

Served During 
Served During 

The Show 
The Show 

Per Person
Per Person

$25
25

40380 Grand River Avenue 
40380 Grand River Avenue • Novi, MI 48375
 Novi, MI 48375

Restaurant: 248.615.2102 
Restaurant: 248.615.2102 

Comedy Club: 248. 957.6500
Comedy Club: 248. 957.6500

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JJ Johnson
JJ Johnson

40380 Grand River Avenue 

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