Storyteller and painter of women, fantastical creatures, and curent events. My art reflects a belief in democracy .human rights and compassion. https://www.gallerydz.com/https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mrpvcxnimr2yTime to start a new painting. It's going to be a small one for me. My panel builder needs another month or two to finish the next set. So I am now in planning stage, sketching out ideas, thinking about color and themes. #workhouseartscenter #suburbantroublemaker #protest #dctrending1 28 Jul 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpvcxnimr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mrb7t64kbu2e"Suffragist and Zombies," 60" x 60", encaustic, paper and crystals on birchwood panels This piece was inspired by the "Night of Terror" in 1917. Suffragists were arrested in front of the White House and then incarcerated and brutalized at the Occoquan Prison. 22 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb7t64kbu2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mr5upr7hwx2yI have added colored crystals and fine details to my painting "Support the Survivors ." Almost done! Can't wait to start my next work. #workhouseartscenter #suburbantroublemaker #protest #dctrending121 Jul 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5upr7hwx2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mr3gewguc22e"Lucy Burns," 30" x 44", encaustic with scrub brushes, eyeballs ,buttons and crystals I am packing up this work , as it will be part of a show called "Democracy: United We Stand" at the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish art, March 20 until July 31, 202620 Jul 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3gewguc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mqz36tleuy2dCome visit me at the Workhouse Arts Center today ! I am here until 3:30 PM! #artscenter #workhouse #arts #visit #today19 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz36tleuy2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mqz2camizq26It's box building week! Spending the week cutting cardboard, taping in together and custom building a box for my latest artwork. #suburbantroublemaker #protest #dctrending1#women #virginiaartist #washingtonartist #washingtonusa19 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz2camizq26https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mpt4sbo2jz2fHappy Fourth of July. As we watch the fireworks tonight, let's remember Susan B Anthony. On July 4th, 1876, she ( and other leaders) presented the Declaration of Rights of Women of the United States. 04 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt4sbo2jz2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mplortfycx2uHere is a piece that I am still working on . It's called "Support the Survivors-Release the Epstein Files." It's encaustic on cradled birchwood panels , with paper, wire, crystals and pipe cleaners. 01 Jul 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplortfycx2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mpe5oik7vb2fA tour of my studio today. 28 Jun 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe5oik7vb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mp5ecospgk2z"Lucy Burns," 30" x 44", encaustic with scrub brushes, eyeballs ,buttons and crystals I am packing up this work , as it will be part of a show called "Democracy: United We Stand" at the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish art, March 20 until July 31, 202625 Jun 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5ecospgk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3moxodc43p22sIt's not easy being green. :)23 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxodc43p22shttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mo76q3egdh25Today I visited THE DONALD J. TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN MEMORIAL READING ROOM. It's sort of an art installation , with bound volumes, giant photos, charts and original artwork. It's open today 8pm. Tomorrow: 10am-8pm. You will need to get a free ticket here...https://loom.ly/_oO6sVU 13 Jun 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo76q3egdh25https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mo3skxniol2sHere is a look at my studio today. On Saturday, from 6-9 PM, my studio will be open for the event called "Second Saturday" at the Workhouse Arts Center. 12 Jun 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3skxniol2shttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mnwyb25apa2hI have created a few small works celebrating women's suffrage. This work is 6" x 6", encaustic with glass beads and wool on wood panel. To purchase this work? Please go here... https://loom.ly/ki5LMb010 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwyb25apa2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mnrqnkwhk62zThe Virginia State Capitol now has life size monuments of important women in Virginia's history in an outdoor space called " Voices from the Garden: The Virginia Women's Monument." I am standing with a bronze sculpture of Adèle Clark, a suffragist. https://vga.virginia.gov/visit/about-capitol/08 Jun 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrqnkwhk62zhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mnf6eogd6y2bShopping at my local Wegmans, and what do I see? A lovely Pride themed bouquet! Happy Pride Month! Here is an article on the history of the Pride flag.. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/06/25/pride-flags-comic-history/ #wegmans #pride #happypride #pridemonth #happypridemonth03 Jun 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf6eogd6y2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mnd36sddw42b I am having a mini show in my studio titled "Suffrage." The show opens...on June 13, from 6-8 Pm. The opening is after the Learning at Lunch event here, and is 1-5pm. https://www.workhousearts.org/calendar/learning-at-lunch-suffs https://www.gallerydz.com/2026/06/02/suffrage/02 Jun 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd36sddw42bhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmym2fj2ra2hHere is a look at my little handmade book of my encaustic prints! #book #prints #handmadebook #virginiaartist #virginiausa #washingtonartist #washingtonusa #inspired #experimentalartist #loveofart #lifespassion #originalart29 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmym2fj2ra2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmw3lxxjqr2aDetail of “Women’s March 2017″, 60″x96,” encaustic with paper, crystals, yarn and lights, 2017 . To see the whole work, or to see the video about this work....go here...https://loom.ly/Jy3QH_w #women #woman #paper#aboutthiswork #seethevideo #virginiaartist #inspired #experimentalartist 28 May 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw3lxxjqr2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmtl4vntoh2mHere is a sample of how I work when I am starting with an encaustic surface and then adding cold wax. https://www.gallerydz.com/27 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtl4vntoh2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmrhv6eljr2nWould you like to try a new game about changing your fashion, look, place or timeline? Created by my husband Joe Dzikiewicz and son, this game will bring you joy. Try out the initial version of "MorphTown" by going to the link below. https://loom.ly/_epVTw0 #newgame26 May 2026 10:02 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrhv6eljr2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmr2lbcig32uThis large 60”x100” painting of Kamala, lady Gaga,Beyonce and Aguilera is done! I built its boxes for each section and the work is now resting in storage until my next show. See more of my art at my website….https//:gallerydz.com 26 May 2026 06:04 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr2lbcig32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmoumyrhlv22Happy Memorial Day! Remembering my Dad today and his service to the Navy and the Pentagon. #dad #navy #memorialday #happytime #bestday #happymemorialday #happymoments #memorials25 May 2026 09:12 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoumyrhlv22https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmokd3ebs32nHere is my painting, "Roe V Wade, " 60" x 60," encaustic with wire, crystals and paper. I created to celebrate the women of the 1970's, who worked hard for passage of this amendment. Roe v Wade fell in June 2022. See more of my political art here...https://www.gallerydz.com 25 May 2026 06:08 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmokd3ebs32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmlzhtw3ug2aThis show ran from April 5 to May 7, 2023 and was titled "Global Warming," and was inspired by predictions of rising sea levels, dramatic weather changes, melting ice caps and the loss of beloved animals such as the polar bear. see more of my art here...https://www.gallerydz.com/project/feminism24 May 2026 06:01 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlzhtw3ug2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmhjmq7k372fHere is a look at my encaustic palette when I have just cleaned it and am ready to start working! It heats to 200 degrees Fahrenheit , just enough to melt my paint and to keep my brushes warm. https://www.gallerydz.com/22 May 2026 11:07 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhjmq7k372fhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mmbxwfxkqx2wHere is a video from my a show back in 2022! “Womens History: Passion and Power” at Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University in Long Branch New Jersey. https://www.monmouth.edu/.../womens-history-passion-and.../ #newjersey #august1 #artworks #womenshistory 20 May 2026 06:07 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbxwfxkqx2whttps://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mm7hdqwmse24Back in 2020, I began to teach myself video editing. Here is my first project!." See more videos here..https://loom.ly/QdaRc_c #series #videos #paintings #virginiaartist #virginiausa #washingtonartist #washingtonusa #inspired #experimentalartist #startinganewpiece 19 May 2026 06:04 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7hdqwmse24https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mm3yhmbsob24Did you know that my website has videos of many of my feminist paintings? Watch to hear me tell the stories of each work and to see close ups of the painting surfaces! Go to https://gallerydz.com/virtual-art-shows/ 17 May 2026 21:00 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3yhmbsob24https://bsky.app/profile/juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social/post/3mlrwlvkzsz24Here is another sketch for my large painting of Eleanor Roosevelt. It's small, 6" x6" and made of paper. I use these type of works to help me decide the general structure of my large painting . See my finished work here...https://www.gallerydz.com/project/feminism/ #largepainting #eleanorroosevelt 13 May 2026 21:00 -0700at://did:plc:fkfkacm4qehf75o7x2qipuq4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrwlvkzsz24