u/Hefty-Lengthiness-20

I’d love to clean up these junipers, but I know they’re a plant that can be permanently damaged if pruned incorrectly, so I want to approach this thoughtfully.
My goal is to create a more open, airy, artistic look—something with a bit of a bonsai or cloud-pruned feel rather than a dense green mass.

My initial thought is to start by removing the lowest 10–20% of branches entirely at the trunk to expose more of the structure. Then, moving upward, selectively remove another 10–20% of interior branches at their point of origin to open up the canopy and improve visibility into the plant.

After that, I’d do some light tip pruning and shaping of the green growth, being very careful not to cut back into the brown, leafless wood since I understand junipers generally won’t regenerate from old wood.
Does this sound like a reasonable approach? Are there any common mistakes I should avoid, or a better sequence for opening up a mature juniper while keeping it healthy?

Keep in mind these pre market movements are many times meaningless but I do like this bump. 500k share volume.