Janette Ihnatova Dengo, born in Slovak Republic, Europe in 1973 who is a four times published illustrator, freelance writer, journalist and photographer, award winning poet and a professional artist.
I came to Canada in 1986 after living in Austria for over 6 months, spending all of my youth and pre-teens in Slovakia. When I arrived to this wonder-filled country full of dreams, possibilities and most importantly FREEDOM, my entire life changed. Little did I know this at the time with the obstacles and challenges and learning a new language, that I would have so many wonderful ventures in my life and be a part of the universe in such a contributing and rewarding way. In the early part of 2007 I began opening and designing multiple online galleries and stores, where my artwork and designs are now displayed, viewed and purchased. Art and writing is my life and love, which is my everyday living and breathing. Writing is not just a profession it is part of my daily adventure and it is a passion.
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Some of my earlier pieces were simple pencil illustrations, though to my art teacher they were glorious works of art. My art teacher Mr. Polman who was a fantastic person/artist, has later in life became my mentor. Little did he know this of course that his encouraging words of praise have echoed in my thoughts and visions for over 20 years until this day even though he's long gone now into the light. He persistently sent my art to our local gallery from which I did get many of my drawings back. As for my paintings, they were hung in our local Glenhurst Gallery and I haven't seen them since.
Before I discovered I could write, I mostly focussed on expressing myself by means of painting, illustrating, photography and digital imaging. I always loved to write and found myself to be a thinker and am to this day. Stories and poems were always in my mind and thoughts, I just had no way of expressing them in writing of constructed poetic format the way I perhaps could in colour on canvas or through the lens of my camera with digital augmentation. Many times I felt as if I was in this timeless bubble and one day it would pop. When the writing bubble I was in busted, all my creative writing began flowing within my veins like gentle streams in river bends, who soon became full flowing rivers.
All my poems and articles are published at my present primary publishing site for writers called HELIUM. It feels so wonderful to write whenever I am inspired by life and daily events knowing and feeling assured my work is protected by copyright by a professional site. I also love the fact I am compensated and rewarded for what I call my passion. Aside from being an artist, writer and romantic I always reach and explore beyond the limits of the obvious. Mostly I am a lover of life and mankind. I enjoy observing people and nature as I sense the essence of life on many levels and dimensions.
My educational background consists of completing high school and receiving my OSSD while living out in the real world and on my own at 17 years of age. Looking back at those years and realizing how easy it would have been to give up on school and my two part time jobs, and just work somewhere full time like few of my friends did, makes me proud for being persistent and striving to finish school and receive my very important diploma. I took many business courses and art classes in high school, and had no clue what I wanted to pursue in terms of furthering my education and career.
I took a year working in the real world for very little money, before I decided to go to college. In my college years I studied 2 year Business and took the approach of learning everything I could about it since I knew I would have to pay back the enormous student loan I got to do this. I knew taking Business would come in handy in my every day living throughout the course of my life, even if the least it would teach me is household and finance management. I could have went to art school and pursued my career in art, however I believe ART is a way of free form expression and there is only so much you can learn. I’m very glad I took business and graduated with a Business Diploma. It taught me how to become and succeed at Entrepreneurship, which is as natural to me as breathing.
