Ligita Franckeviča was born on July 30, 1947, in Tukums, Latvia. She has an innate talent for sculpting. She works primarily with bronze that “molds to our whim” (Teodors Zaļkalns), but she also loves to use marble, sometimes even granite and other hard materials. The artist keeps coming back to timeless themes: love, the ongoing life and its fragility, freedom and flight, both physical and spiritual. “Sculpture has always captivated me,” says Franckeviča. She then reflects on how Tēlniecība, the Latvian word for sculpting as an art form, captures the concept of embodying a character. “While it may not be easy for everyone, I feel it comes naturally to me. The character comes to life in my hands, seemingly on its own.”
Franckeviča graduated from the Ceramics Department of Riga…
