Sje Linssen

--- “Art is born where hands, wax and emotion come together” ----

I was born in Maastricht, Netherlands and grew up in the bronze green hills in the south of Limburg. Love for Limburg, love for nature and love for bronze.
In 2008 I started training to create bronze sculptures with the artist Louis Wierts. It was there that I experienced the possibility of converting an idea in my head to a tangible sculpture. I have trained in Louis Wierts’s atelier for three years to develop my own signature style in wax. At Bronsgieterij Custers I have further broadened my creativity. I am familiar with all the required steps to turn a wax sculpture into a bronze artwork. From wax to bronze is a labour intensive process with many steps. My sculptures are cast using the “cire perdue” (“lost wax”) method in a number of artisanal foundries in Limburg.
I hope to evoke emotion through my sculptures. Whether because of the artwork itself, because of the story behind it, or both. I truly enjoy sculpting connections with my passion for bronze.