Dixie Denman Junius
Mystery & Meaning
Ink Asemic Paintings
Ink Asemic Paintings
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Artist Statement: I make art for the joy of it: the small miracle of images appearing by my hand, taking shape, color and form on the page before me. There is no plan really, just a desire, an intuition, an intention to create an image that reflects an emerging notion. A revelation of sorts. Asemic art, writing detached from language, allows me to make visible the imperfect poems that live wordlessly in my mind. Always there is delight in exploration, discovery, creation! |
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BIO:
Dixie Denman Junius was raised in New York’s Catskill Mountains near the Woodstock art colony. Surrounded by nature’s beauty, she was immersed from an early age in a family and community of artists, artisans, musicians, and gifted educators.
She studied art, art history and psychology at Hartwick College and Boston University, graduating with a degree in psychology.
Her career took her from Boston to Southern California, where in the early 90’s, she left her consulting practice to become a full-time artist. She studied papermaking at UCLA under Harriet Germain, who became a dear friend and mentor. She took further private instruction in Japanese papermaking with Yoshio Ikezaki.
Dixie became an accomplished papermaker, artist and teacher, showing and selling her work throughout Southern California.
A long hiatus from art followed, including a move to Hawaii for several years. Upon return to the mainland, she settled with her husband in Milwaukie, OR, and eventually resumed artmaking.
Tight studio space has brought opportunities to explore working small, extending her art in new and unexpected directions and employing an array of materials, tools and techniques: watercolors, inks, pastels, brushes and pens, bits and bobs, things and stuff. These days, her eclectic work spans asemic writing/art, painting, drawing, papermaking, mono printing, mixed media, paper cutting, and photo- glitching.
A lifelong learner, Dixie reads widely and takes as many art-related courses as her studio schedule allows. She spends time walking and running, with frequent breaks to photograph her surroundings. Sashiko, slow stitching, cooking and eating, and spending time with loved ones are her other favorite ways to enjoy her time here on this planet. dixiejunius.com
Dixie Denman Junius was raised in New York’s Catskill Mountains near the Woodstock art colony. Surrounded by nature’s beauty, she was immersed from an early age in a family and community of artists, artisans, musicians, and gifted educators.
She studied art, art history and psychology at Hartwick College and Boston University, graduating with a degree in psychology.
Her career took her from Boston to Southern California, where in the early 90’s, she left her consulting practice to become a full-time artist. She studied papermaking at UCLA under Harriet Germain, who became a dear friend and mentor. She took further private instruction in Japanese papermaking with Yoshio Ikezaki.
Dixie became an accomplished papermaker, artist and teacher, showing and selling her work throughout Southern California.
A long hiatus from art followed, including a move to Hawaii for several years. Upon return to the mainland, she settled with her husband in Milwaukie, OR, and eventually resumed artmaking.
Tight studio space has brought opportunities to explore working small, extending her art in new and unexpected directions and employing an array of materials, tools and techniques: watercolors, inks, pastels, brushes and pens, bits and bobs, things and stuff. These days, her eclectic work spans asemic writing/art, painting, drawing, papermaking, mono printing, mixed media, paper cutting, and photo- glitching.
A lifelong learner, Dixie reads widely and takes as many art-related courses as her studio schedule allows. She spends time walking and running, with frequent breaks to photograph her surroundings. Sashiko, slow stitching, cooking and eating, and spending time with loved ones are her other favorite ways to enjoy her time here on this planet. dixiejunius.com