Biography, Honors, Commissions, Exhibits, Articles, Family

Biography

In 1989 I returned to college to complete my degree at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO.  I had wanted to be a sculptor since I was five years old, but wanted my husband and children more.  If we live long enough, some of us get to do it all. 

By the time I finished my Master of Arts degree, I had been awarded a commission for a life-size sculpture of "St. Monica" and soon began teaching part time at a local community college.  In 2010 I began teaching Sculpture at Barat Academy, O'Fallon, MO.  If you'd like, you can read more in the links that are on this page.

 Being a sculptor can be a grueling and unsteady way to make a living.  But with a loving and supportive husband and family, I remain in this life of feast or famine, joys and difficulties. 

I thank God for everything.

Commissions and Exhibits Click here to read

 

On January 24, 2009, I was honored by my alma mater, Incarnate Word Academy, for my conribution in Art by being inducted into the Hall of Fame.  I am shown with Dr. Randy Berzon-Mikolas, President of Incarnate Word Academy.

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Sculptor's art reflects longtime dream

Community college instructor's passion is clay

by Cathy Pezold, Staff Writer St. Louis Suburban Journal, March 29, 2000

St. Louis Review/January 4, 2008

Artistic work

Julie Sesti, a member of Incarnate Word Parish in Chesterfield, has created three large sculptures for the new church building of Holy Trinity Parish in Fairview Heights, Ill. Sesti, who has a master’s degree in sculpture from Fontbonne University, created the sculptures — the Blessed Mother, St. Joseph and the Christ Child and the Corpus of Christ Crucified — with input from Holy Trinity pastor Father Raymond Schultz.

Family

                  

On May 19, 2010 we were blessed with the birth of our third grandchild, Gibson Sesti Fyvie.      Pawpaw with the grandkids on Father's Day, Hendrix, Sunny, and Gibby.

                

      Our growing famliy Christmas 2009.                                            My two sweeties, Hendrix and Sunny.         

     Email:  julie@jsesti.com

Julianne Meder Sesti.    2010  All rights reserved.