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Danielle Legge
B.1953
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 Danielle Legge
completed artistic training in Melbourne and United States
of America.
She has been sculpting since the
1970's whilst living in the United States of America, where she
became familiar with the vibrant sculpture works of the
Santa Fe region of New Mexico.
Much of the artist inspiration comes from dancing in Ballet
and the classically trained dancers
of the Australian Ballet.
Danielle
travel
extensively throughout USA, Europe, Africa and Australia.
Danielle travels greatly enriched originality and uniqueness of her work.
Her
persuasively spiritual sculptures reflect her extraordinary skill and
sensitivity of life-long study of the human form. |
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Danielle Legge
8th Month
ENLARGE
Bronze
Size: 44 cm
high
Price: $3,500
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Danielle Legge
Kitri Don
Quixote
ENLARGE
Bronze 4/15
Size: 25 cm
Price:
$3,500
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Danielle Legge
The Nest
ENLARGE
Bronze 2/12
Size: 25 cm
Price:
$3,500
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Danielle
Legge
Sirens on the slow day-JILL
ENLARGE
Bronze 4/15
Size: 20 x 26 cm
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Danielle Legge
Torso Minnie
ENLARGE
Bronze
Size: 36 cm
Price:
$4,500
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Danielle Legge
Jessica
ENLARGE
Bronze
Size: 38 cm
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Danielle Legge
Nicole Dancing
Bronze
Size: 32 cm
Price: SOLD |
Danielle Legge
Pas
De Trois
Bronze
Size: 42 cm
Price:
SOLD |
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Danielle Legge
Demi-Torso
I
Bronze
Size: 38 cm
Price: SOLD |
Danielle Legge
Belladonna
Bronze
Size: 28 cm
Price: SOLD |
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Danielle Legge
ODETTE SWAN LAKE
Bronze 4/15
Size: 28 cm
Price: SOLD |
Danielle Legge
ISABEL
Bronze
Size: 36 cm
Price: SOLD |
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Danielle Legge
Sirens on the slow day - JANE
Bronze 4/15
Size: 26 cm
Price: SOLD |
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Danielle Legge BIOGRAPHY
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 Danielle Legge completed his artistic training in Melbourne and North America. Her
persuasively spiritual sculptures reflect her extraordinary skill and
sensitivity of life-long study of the human form and the classically trained
dancers of the Australian Ballet
and her daughter.
Danielle
Legge sculptures are cast in bronze, some are unique, and all made in wax or
clay originals. Danielle Legge has been sculpting since the late 1970's whilst
living in the United States where she became familiar with the vibrant sculpture
works of the Santa Fe region of New Mexico.
Daniele extensive travel's
throughout North America, Europe, Africa and Australia has greatly enriched
originality and uniqueness of her work.
Danielle Legge was born in Melbourne and grew up in its
northwestern suburbs. Since leaving Melbourne in the late 1970's she has
lived and travelled extensively throughout North America, Europe, Africa
and Australia. Danielle began sculpting whilst living in the United
States where she became familiar with the vibrant sculpture works of the
Santa Fe region of New Mexico.
Danielle's sculptures are cast in
bronze, some are unique, all made in wax or clay originals.
Danielle
Legge is NOW one of the most famous Australian Tutu-designers.
EXHIBITIONS
Danielle Legge works has been exhibited throughout
Victoria and Tasmania.
Danielle Legge has spent the forty years
creating works in a variety of arts including sculpture, stained glass,
decoupage and ceramics.
Danielle currently lives in Woodend, Victoria
with her husband and three children.
Much of Danielle's current
inspiration comes from the dancers of the Australian Ballet and from her
classically trained daughter.
Danielle Legge is
exhibiting in Galeria
Aniela Fine Art Gallery in Kangaroo Valley, NSW Australia.
COLLECTIONS :
Danielle Legge collections are in
Australia,
United States, New Mexico,
Europe and Africa.
AWARDS
Danielle's
sculpture was selected for the 1998 Stanthorpe Arts Festival sculpture
competition.
Danielle Legge won The Dance Award for
Favourite Costume Designer
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One of
Ashleigh
McKimmie at the Cecchetti International Competition wearing one of
Danielle Legge’s custom-made tutus.
Photo
courtesy Danielle Legge
Australian
sculptor, Danielle Legge is a famous
Costume
designer
for Ballet.
Danielle Legge won The Dance Award for
Favourite Costume Designer:
Ashleigh McKimmie at the
Cecchetti International Competition was wearing one of Danielle Legge’s
custom tutus. |
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In 2014,
Ausdance launched the Victorian Dance Awards (VDA), to honour some of the
incredible contributions made to our industry in the state of Victoria. We were
proud to sponsor one of the awards, The Dance Informa Award for Favourite
Costume Designer. In the inaugural VDA, the title went to tutu-maker
extraordinaire, Danielle Legge.
Ms.
Legge has been making tutus for over eighteen years, since her eldest daughter
needed a costume for a classical competition solo. “I owe a big debt of
gratitude to Carmel Horsfield of the Carmel Amelia School of Dance,” says Legge.
“She taught me how to make tutus as well as imparting a lot of her knowledge
about what works on stage, and what makes a ‘classical’ tutu.”
That
first tutu was a hit, and soon other students were asking for their own costumes
for competitions. Legge saw the opportunity, and began advertising her services.
It
wasn’t long before word got out – all the way across the globe. About six years
ago, Suzanne Dieckmann of American company Tutus That Dance invited Legge to
teach stretch tutu making at her Las Vegas seminars. “She started me with
teaching, pattern making and social media, so that I now get orders from all
over Australia as well as internationally. I will be off to Las Vegas in July
this year to teach at my sixth seminar there.”
Besides
classical solo tutus, Legge now makes costumes for her local ballet school’s
troupes, and has also costumed an opera put on by students at the VCA. She also
shares her skills in tutu-making classes in Australia as well as the States.
“I love
nearly all the costumes I make, but was really happy to be asked to make a tutu
to be worn at the Prix de Lausanne 2014 by Georgia Swan,” says Legge.
“I also
have very fond memories of the tutu worn by local girl Ashleigh McKimmie when
she won the Cecchetti International Competition in the UK in 2011. She is now
dancing with the Royal Ballet.”
At
around fifteen solid hours of work, making a tutu is no an easy job, and it often
requires Legge to interpret the combined wishes of dancer, mother, teacher and
choreographer.
“My
favourite part is taking a vague idea from a client and working out how to turn
it into a design that will fulfil their brief, look great on stage and feel good
to dance in. I also love decorating and choosing colours.”
Apart
from taking sewing classes at school, this dedicated designer and seamstress is
mostly self-taught, her skills fuelled by her passion for the craft. She has
always loved sewing, and says that is one of the most important pieces of advice
she can give to anyone wishing to find success as a costume maker: “Do it
because you love it. Do your homework and pay your dues before setting yourself
up as a costume maker. Learn from everyone you can and stay open minded.”
It was an honour for Dance Informa to be able to recognise the hard work of
Danielle Legge with a Victorian Dance Award in 2014.
Danielle Legge
blog:
www.tutusbydani.blogspot.com.au
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Danielle Legge,
Sirens
on the slow day - Jill,
Bronze 4/15,
20 x 26 cm
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8Month
Danielle Legge,
8th Month,
Bronze unique, 44 cm high
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TORSO
MINNIE
Danielle Legge,
Bronze
unique,
42 cm
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KITRI DON
QUIXOTE
Danielle Legge,
Kitri Don Quixote,
Bronze,
25 cm
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JESSICA'S
NECK
Danielle Legge,
Jessica,
Bronze
unique,
38 cm
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THE NEST
Danielle Legge,
The Nest,
Bronze
2/12, 25 cm
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