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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’
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Big Tommy’
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February 11, 2023 • 8 PM
February 11, 2023 • 8 PM
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Seating Begins At 7:15 PM
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