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'''Justine Mara Andersen''' (born '''Dennis Cramer''') is an American artist, illustrator, animator, and poet, whose work has appeared in [[role-playing game]]s and [[comic book]]s.
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'''Justine Mara Andersen''' is an American artist, illustrator, animator, and poet, whose work has appeared in role-playing games and comic books.


==Works==
== Biography ==
Andersen has produced interior illustrations for many ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' books and ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine since 1995, such as ''[[Player's Option: Spells & Magic]]'' (1996), ''[[The Sunless Citadel]]'' (2000), and the 3rd edition ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (2003).
{{quote|I am most proud of my adult fairy tale "Mara." I began the project twelve years ago as a comic book but have recently moved on to creating my Mara books as lavishly illustrated prose. Mara is difficult to describe, imagine if Disney had collaborated with De Sade! I am quite pleased that Mara's most hardcore fans are women! It shows that my heart is in the right place with the project. There are three Mara collections available now, and a fourth on the way. ... I always felt cheated by the "erotica" and "exploitation" I read or watched, and decided it was high time somebody did it right.|J.M. Andersen|Pen & Paper}}
 
Andersen has referred to herself as "Barefoot Justine" because she doesn't wear shoes, at all.
 
== Career ==
She took a break from art for two years, during which she taught English in South Korea and South America, before returning to drawing after the death of Jeff Catherine Jones to whom she'd been close.<ref name=galaxyofgames>{{cite AV media |people=Andersen, Justine Mara |date=15 May 2020 |title=Justine Mara Andersen interview |type=Video interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJU_4YCWf44 |access-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |via=YouTube |location= |publisher=Galaxy of Games |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>
 
Andersen is an illustrator for [[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and has a personal website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barefoot Justine |url=https://barefootjustine.com/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Barefoot Justine |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Works ==
Perhaps most notably within the context of the World of Greyhawk, Andersen is noted for illustrations of holy symbols she created for many of the Greyhawk deities.  She also is notable for her contributions to the ''D&D Gazetteer'' (2000), which defines the core world for third edition.


Andersen also created the erotic comic ''Mara of the Celts'' from [[Eros Comix]].
Andersen also created the erotic comic ''Mara of the Celts'' from [[Eros Comix]].
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Andersen also has animations published on YouTube, including works to support  elephants and indigenous folk in India,<ref>{{Citation |title=Conservation Initiative For the Asian Elephant {{!}} Sequential Artist's Workshop | date=2 March 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMYM0ReSYc |access-date=2023-04-04 |language=en}}</ref> and works for the University of Florida.<ref>{{Citation |title=IR@UF {{!}} Sequential Artist's Workshop | date=9 November 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJs04k_IO0 |access-date=2023-04-04 |language=en}}</ref>
Andersen also has animations published on YouTube, including works to support  elephants and indigenous folk in India,<ref>{{Citation |title=Conservation Initiative For the Asian Elephant {{!}} Sequential Artist's Workshop | date=2 March 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMYM0ReSYc |access-date=2023-04-04 |language=en}}</ref> and works for the University of Florida.<ref>{{Citation |title=IR@UF {{!}} Sequential Artist's Workshop | date=9 November 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJs04k_IO0 |access-date=2023-04-04 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Core books ===
* ''Arms and Equipment Guide'' (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Fiend Folio'' (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Deities and Demigods'' (2002) Interior Artist
* ''Savage Species'' (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) Interior Artist
* ''Masters of the Wild'' (2002) Interior Artist
* ''Defenders of the Faith'' (2001) Interior Artist
* ''Sword and Fist'' (2001) Interior Artist
* ''Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer'' (2000) Interior Artist
* ''Player's Option: Spells & Magic'' (1996) Interior Artist
=== Adventures ===
* ''Heart of Nightfang Spire'' (2001) Interior Artist
* ''Dungeons of Despair'' (1999) Interior Artist
* ''Wand of Archeal'' (1999) Interior Artist
* ''Road to Danger'' (1998) Interior Artist
* ''Cleric's Challenge II'' (1995) Cartographer, and Interior Artist
* ''Speaker in Dreams, The'' (2001) Interior Artist
* ''Standing Stone, The'' (2001) Interior Artist
* ''Apocalypse Stone, The'' (2000) Interior Artist
* ''Forge of Fury, The'' (2000) Interior Artist
* ''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' (2000) Interior Artist
* ''Reverse Dungeon'' (2000) Interior Artist
* ''Sunless Citadel, The'' (2000) Interior Artist
=== Setting books and other ===
* ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting'' (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Ghostwalk'' (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Races of Faerûn'' (Forgotten Realms) (2003) Interior Artist
* ''Swashbuckler's Handbook, The'' (Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade) (2000) White Wolf Interior Artist
=== Magazine articles ===
* "Abuse Your Illusions", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #291 (Jan 2002) Interior Artist
* "Arcane Lore: Rune-Skulls of the Abbor-Alz", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #292 (Feb 2002) Interior Artist
* "Bazaar of the Bizarre: Hoard of the Howling Wyrm", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #284 (Jun 2001) Interior Artist
* "Class Acts: Eldritch Master", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #280 (Feb 2001) Interior Artist
* "Creature Codex: Nothing to Fear", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' Annual #5 (2000) Interior Artist
* "Creature Codex: The Ecology of the Purple Worm", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #282 (Apr 2001) Interior Artist
* "Deities & Demigods Excerpt" in Game Trade Magazine #25 (Mar 2002) Interior Artist
* "Ecology of the Darkmantle, The", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #275 (Sep 2000) Interior Artist
* "Ecology of the Sheet Phantom, The", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #276 (Oct 2000) Interior Artist
* "Gorgoldand's Gauntlet", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' Annual #5 (2000) Interior Artist
* "Honor and Eta" in Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001) Interior Artist
* "Honor and Eta" in Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001) Cartographer
* "Mysterious Ways" in Dungeon #86 (May/Jun 2001) Interior Artist
* "PC Portraits", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #283 (May 2001) Interior Artist
* "Ramming Speed", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #294 (Apr 2002) Interior Artist
* "Rogues Gallery: City of Ravens", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #278 (Dec 2000) Interior Artist
* "Rogues Gallery: The Heroes of Shadow's Witness", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #277 (Nov 2000) Interior Artist
* "Special Ops: The Charlatan" in Star Wars Gamer #5 (Aug/Sep 2001) Interior Artist
* "Special Ops: The Dilettante" in Star Wars Gamer #7 (Dec 2001/Jan 2002) Interior Artist
* "University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Priapulin" in Star Wars Gamer #8 (Feb/Mar 2002) Interior Artist
* "Walk & Riddle: The Secret Life of Halflings", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #285 (Jul 2001) Interior Artist
* "World of Shannara: Creatures of the Four Lands", ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' #286 (Aug 2001) Interior Artist
Andersen has produced interior illustrations for many ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' books and ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine since 1995, such as ''[[Player's Option: Spells & Magic]]'' (1996), ''[[The Sunless Citadel]]'' (2000), and the 3rd edition ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (2003).


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Justine Mara Andersen is a transgender woman,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transohio.org/wordpress/?tag=briden-cole-schueren |title=Briden cole schueren &#124; TransOhio |access-date=2012-08-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416011549/http://www.transohio.org/wordpress/?tag=briden-cole-schueren |archive-date=2013-04-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and before coming out mainly published works under birth name Dennis Cramer and pseudonym Dennis Crabapple McClain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/emily-davis-gallery.dot |title=The University of Akron : Emily Davis Gallery |access-date=2012-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209053227/http://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/emily-davis-gallery.dot |archive-date=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Justine Mara Andersen is a transgender woman,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transohio.org/wordpress/?tag=briden-cole-schueren |title=Briden cole schueren &#124; TransOhio |access-date=2012-08-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416011549/http://www.transohio.org/wordpress/?tag=briden-cole-schueren |archive-date=2013-04-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and before coming out mainly published works under her birth name Dennis Cramer and her pseudonym Dennis Crabapple McClain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/emily-davis-gallery.dot |title=The University of Akron : Emily Davis Gallery |access-date=2012-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209053227/http://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/emily-davis-gallery.dot |archive-date=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
Andersen is currently an illustrator for [[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and has a personal website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barefoot Justine |url=https://barefootjustine.com/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Barefoot Justine |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
She has been married, but is divorced.<ref name=barefootjustinebio1>{{Cite web |last=Andersen|first=Justine Mara |date=2005-04-30 |title=The Art Of “What the Lions Saw”  |url=https://barefootjustine.com/2017/08/14/one-the-art-of-what-the-lions-saw-introduction-1-of-2/  |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530050459/https://barefootjustine.com/2017/08/14/one-the-art-of-what-the-lions-saw-introduction-1-of-2/ |archivedate=2023-05-30 |format=Blog |work=Barefoot Justine: The Art of Justine Mara Andersen |publisher=Blogspot |accessdate=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=94 |archive-date=June 10, 2009 |title=Dennis Cramer :: Pen & Paper RPG Database |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610045846/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=94 |access-date=February 10, 2011 }}
* [http://www.maracelt.com Home Page]
*[http://barefootjustine.com Personal website]
* [https://www.instagram.com/justine_mara_andersen/ Andersen on Instagram]
* {{cite web |url=http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=94 |archivedate=June 10, 2009 |title=Dennis Cramer :: Pen & Paper RPG Database |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610045846/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=94 |access-date=February 10, 2011 }}
* [http://barefootjustine.com Personal website]


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Revision as of 14:34, 5 July 2024

Greyhawk Creator
Justine Mara Andersen
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Andersen at home, from her blog, c.2011.
Nationality:American (Gainsville, FL)
Born:22 March 1966, Akron, Ohio
First Greyhawk work:D&D Gazetteer (2000)

Justine Mara Andersen is an American artist, illustrator, animator, and poet, whose work has appeared in role-playing games and comic books.

Biography

"I am most proud of my adult fairy tale "Mara." I began the project twelve years ago as a comic book but have recently moved on to creating my Mara books as lavishly illustrated prose. Mara is difficult to describe, imagine if Disney had collaborated with De Sade! I am quite pleased that Mara's most hardcore fans are women! It shows that my heart is in the right place with the project. There are three Mara collections available now, and a fourth on the way. ... I always felt cheated by the "erotica" and "exploitation" I read or watched, and decided it was high time somebody did it right."
—J.M. Andersen, Pen & Paper

Andersen has referred to herself as "Barefoot Justine" because she doesn't wear shoes, at all.

Career

She took a break from art for two years, during which she taught English in South Korea and South America, before returning to drawing after the death of Jeff Catherine Jones to whom she'd been close.[1]

Andersen is an illustrator for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, and has a personal website.[2]

Works

Perhaps most notably within the context of the World of Greyhawk, Andersen is noted for illustrations of holy symbols she created for many of the Greyhawk deities. She also is notable for her contributions to the D&D Gazetteer (2000), which defines the core world for third edition.

Andersen also created the erotic comic Mara of the Celts from Eros Comix.

Andersen has created works for DC Comics, Image Comics, Lucasfilm, and Barbarella.

Andersen also has animations published on YouTube, including works to support elephants and indigenous folk in India,[3] and works for the University of Florida.[4]

Core books

  • Arms and Equipment Guide (2003) Interior Artist
  • Fiend Folio (2003) Interior Artist
  • Deities and Demigods (2002) Interior Artist
  • Savage Species (2003) Interior Artist
  • Monster Manual II (2002) Interior Artist
  • Masters of the Wild (2002) Interior Artist
  • Defenders of the Faith (2001) Interior Artist
  • Sword and Fist (2001) Interior Artist
  • Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer (2000) Interior Artist
  • Player's Option: Spells & Magic (1996) Interior Artist

Adventures

  • Heart of Nightfang Spire (2001) Interior Artist
  • Dungeons of Despair (1999) Interior Artist
  • Wand of Archeal (1999) Interior Artist
  • Road to Danger (1998) Interior Artist
  • Cleric's Challenge II (1995) Cartographer, and Interior Artist
  • Speaker in Dreams, The (2001) Interior Artist
  • Standing Stone, The (2001) Interior Artist
  • Apocalypse Stone, The (2000) Interior Artist
  • Forge of Fury, The (2000) Interior Artist
  • Hero Builder's Guidebook (2000) Interior Artist
  • Reverse Dungeon (2000) Interior Artist
  • Sunless Citadel, The (2000) Interior Artist

Setting books and other

  • Dragonlance Campaign Setting (2003) Interior Artist
  • Ghostwalk (2003) Interior Artist
  • Races of Faerûn (Forgotten Realms) (2003) Interior Artist
  • Swashbuckler's Handbook, The (Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade) (2000) White Wolf Interior Artist

Magazine articles

  • "Abuse Your Illusions", Dragon #291 (Jan 2002) Interior Artist
  • "Arcane Lore: Rune-Skulls of the Abbor-Alz", Dragon #292 (Feb 2002) Interior Artist
  • "Bazaar of the Bizarre: Hoard of the Howling Wyrm", Dragon #284 (Jun 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Class Acts: Eldritch Master", Dragon #280 (Feb 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Creature Codex: Nothing to Fear", Dragon Annual #5 (2000) Interior Artist
  • "Creature Codex: The Ecology of the Purple Worm", Dragon #282 (Apr 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Deities & Demigods Excerpt" in Game Trade Magazine #25 (Mar 2002) Interior Artist
  • "Ecology of the Darkmantle, The", Dragon #275 (Sep 2000) Interior Artist
  • "Ecology of the Sheet Phantom, The", Dragon #276 (Oct 2000) Interior Artist
  • "Gorgoldand's Gauntlet", Dragon Annual #5 (2000) Interior Artist
  • "Honor and Eta" in Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Honor and Eta" in Dungeon #89 (Nov/Dec 2001) Cartographer
  • "Mysterious Ways" in Dungeon #86 (May/Jun 2001) Interior Artist
  • "PC Portraits", Dragon #283 (May 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Ramming Speed", Dragon #294 (Apr 2002) Interior Artist
  • "Rogues Gallery: City of Ravens", Dragon #278 (Dec 2000) Interior Artist
  • "Rogues Gallery: The Heroes of Shadow's Witness", Dragon #277 (Nov 2000) Interior Artist
  • "Special Ops: The Charlatan" in Star Wars Gamer #5 (Aug/Sep 2001) Interior Artist
  • "Special Ops: The Dilettante" in Star Wars Gamer #7 (Dec 2001/Jan 2002) Interior Artist
  • "University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Priapulin" in Star Wars Gamer #8 (Feb/Mar 2002) Interior Artist
  • "Walk & Riddle: The Secret Life of Halflings", Dragon #285 (Jul 2001) Interior Artist
  • "World of Shannara: Creatures of the Four Lands", Dragon #286 (Aug 2001) Interior Artist

Andersen has produced interior illustrations for many Dungeons & Dragons books and Dragon magazine since 1995, such as Player's Option: Spells & Magic (1996), The Sunless Citadel (2000), and the 3rd edition Fiend Folio (2003).

Personal life

Justine Mara Andersen is a transgender woman,[5] and before coming out mainly published works under her birth name Dennis Cramer and her pseudonym Dennis Crabapple McClain.[6]

She has been married, but is divorced.[7]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ Andersen, Justine Mara (15 May 2020). Justine Mara Andersen interview (Video interview). Galaxy of Games. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Barefoot Justine (in en). Barefoot Justine.
  3. ↑ Conservation Initiative For the Asian Elephant | Sequential Artist's Workshop, 2 March 2016, retrieved 2023-04-04
  4. ↑ IR@UF | Sequential Artist's Workshop, 9 November 2014, retrieved 2023-04-04
  5. ↑ Briden cole schueren | TransOhio.
  6. ↑ The University of Akron : Emily Davis Gallery.
  7. ↑ Andersen, Justine Mara. The Art Of “What the Lions Saw” (Blog). Barefoot Justine: The Art of Justine Mara Andersen. Blogspot, 2005-04-30. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved on 5 July 2024.

Bibliography

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