VirgieLuce

Born in 1965 in Seine et Marne, my childhood was shared between the mountains of Auvergne and the Paris region.

After an A3 baccalaureate and a year at the Roederer Academy, I joined the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in metal sculpture for 3 years.

Attracted by fabrics, patterns and textures, I obtained my Textile Designer diploma at the Letellier workshop in 1988. These years opened me to new horizons: I explored materials, I encountered tissue paper and from these experiences my "recipes" were born which I refine a little more each day.

In 1991, I passed on this expertise by teaching textile design in the Materials and Surfaces specialty. At the same time, I became co-founder of the brand "Minces Alors" specializing in plus-size clothing.

When my daughter was born in 1995, I was still teaching, but an opportunity opened the doors to live performance: I became a dresser/costume designer specializing in patinas and accessories for the Compagnie Deschamps and others. Ten years of touring and traveling followed. Then, for personal reasons, I gave up my intermittent status to that of a permanent one at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. First as assistant to the head of the Dressing/Costumes department, to end up as head of department in my turn. I stayed 23 years in this theater. Today, I have just left the Paris region to return to my roots, in Auvergne. Recently settled in St Jean des Ollières where I take up my brushes, my papers, my tools. I rediscover Nature, its beauty, its richness.