Music in the Museum
By Louise Irvine The gift of music adds a new dimension to WMODA as demonstrated by our two spectacular pianos. Not only are they both exceptional musical instruments, but they also look stunning in their settings. In December, Bonnie Schur donated her mahogany Steinway Grand Piano from 1943, which she
Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts-Review of Saturday, January 16
By Louise Irvine A twinkling of fairy lights on the Lladró chandelier harmonized with original music written and performed by Dave Rosenthal to launch a day of Fantasy, Fashion & Fun at WMODA. The event program ran smoothly over three sessions to comply with CDC protocols and our special guests
Radio show on Easy 93.1 Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts at WMODA January 2021
Louise Irvine, Executive Director & Curator of WMODA, talks to Ellen Jaffe, host of the Community Focus radio show on Easy 93.1. The Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts event at WMODA on January 16 launched Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week.
The Mermaid’s Top
By Louise Irvine At our Mermaid Tale event on Halloween, Rhanu Mershark wore a glass bikini top designed by Chelsea Rousso. The collaboration was such a success that Chelsea offered to make a customized mermaid top, especially for Rhanu to wear at our Fantasy, Fashion & Fun event on January
Who’s Who – Dave Rosenthal
By Louise Irvine The Niagara chandelier, recently donated by Lladró, has transformed our Fantastique exhibit and inspired multidisciplinary artist, Dave Rosenthal, to compose original music to accompany his stunning video of the porcelain fairies dancing in a waterfall of lights. Dave is a self-professed “Sound and Light Chaser”. As a
Who’s Who – Chelsea Rousso
By Louise Irvine Chelsea Rousso is a glass artist, fashion designer, writer, and teacher. She specializes in kiln-formed fused glass and holds regular classes for aspiring glass artists at her studio in Lauderdale by the Sea and at the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts in Dania Beach. Before moving to
Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts
Saturday, January 16 10am to 4 pm Lladró Lights up WMODA Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week will be launched on Saturday, January 16 with an entertaining program of fantasy, fashion and fun celebrating the fired arts at WMODA. Watch the lighting ceremony for our spectacular Niagara fairy chandelier, which has
A Fairy Tale Comes True at WMODA
By Louise Irvine Hundreds of visitors to the Gallery of Amazing Things have taken selfies with Lladró’s spectacular Niagara chandelier featuring a cascade of porcelain fairies illuminated by a waterfall of twinkling lights. The Lladró masterpiece has been at the center of weddings, mitzvah celebrations, and Holiday parties. Now the