We recently connected with Anne Sipos and have shared our conversation below.
Anne, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
The most meaningful project I have had the privilege of working on and putting together is “Here i Raise My Ebenezer”. This project was a solo sculpture show about the intersection of grief and God in my life. The show was a collection of 7 sculptures that spoke about the letting go of dreams, grappling with the loss of family members, and a lot of change within relationships and the future. A big part of why it was so impactful to me was that it was a marker that God had brought me so far in certain areas of my life, and I was able to be open and vulnerable about it. Even more so than that, I learned and experienced that people meet vulnerability with vulnerability and I got to witness and be a part of many conversations that included statements like “I’ve never told anyone this before”. Even though the show debuted a year and a half ago, I have still had conversations with people about how it was impactful to them, and that is a gift and a big reason why I continue creating.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I am an artist and craftsman, but am not fully defined by that. My mission as a creative is to help spark conversation about God and further thoughts about how He cares for each person. This can look a lot of different ways, such as photography and sculpting, but the primary medium returns to metal casting sculpture. In addition to this, I love helping meet people’s creative needs and making their vision come to life. This is typically where the photography comes into play. Being able to document moments for people is an honor and joy, and to get a chance to be a part of telling the stories that God is writing in people’s lives.
Have you ever had to pivot?
One of the biggest pivots I had to decide to take in my life was transitioning from pursuing the career path of being a pilot to pursue the arts. I had earned my private pilot’s license in February of 2020, and planned on continuing into the next leg of my flight training after spring break of that year. Little did I know the COVID-19 pandemic would shut down the world during that week and that I would not fly a plane again after that. I moved my life back to where I grew up 1,800 miles away and spent much of the lockdown praying, processing, and discovering that aviation is not what I was made for. That summer I made the decision to change my major and take faith that God was leading me back into the arts. This totally changed the course of my life, and I couldn’t have dreamed that my career would entail creating cast metal sculptures that would go all over the world for my job.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
There are two incredibly rewarding things about being a creative. For my day job, I have the privilege of working at a fine art foundry that realizes other artist’s work into bronzes. The most rewarding part of this is seeing the artist’s excitement and joy when their pieces come to life. Being able to help someone’s dreams be realized is so sweet to be a part of and witnessing this is such a rewarding gift.
The other rewarding thing has come from viewing the act of making as a form of worship. There are parts of the foundry process that God has shown me to be metaphors about how He made us, or how the spiritual world works, etc. Being able to be in a worshipful space while making feels like what I am made for, and learning about God in the process is a gift as well. This is by far the most rewarding aspect of being a creative and a craftsman.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theheadspaceofsipos.art
- Instagram: @theheadspaceofsipos
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-sipos
Image Credits
Christian Belone, Ethan Sees, and Anne Sipos