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Born as the youngest of five children into a family that was “not too rich, and not too poor,” Willy Lijeune has been interested in art his whole life. “Even when I was little,” he says, “I used to braid coconut leaves as decorations. In 1998, when I was 15, I started school in Port-au-Prince, but I also started into the metal sculpture too.”

Learning in the shop of Winzor Gouin, Willy soon came to realize that flowers were his specialty. His delicate, highly-detailed designs sold quickly in the galleries of Port-au-Prince and they became his signature pieces. “I like flowers - they are my inspiration. I will make flower sculptures to support my wife and my family. The more beautiful they are, the better I can do for my family.”

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