Louise Irvine For six decades, Dale Chihuly has drawn inspiration from the natural world, especially the vibrant colors, organic forms, and exuberant beauty of flowers and gardens. Through his innovative use of color, light, and form, Chihuly transforms molten glass into fantastical sculptures that celebrate nature while transcending its physical

Louise Irvine Glass has always occupied a remarkable place between art and nature. Transparent yet substantial, fragile yet enduring, it can contain a living landscape, transform sunlight into color, or turn an interior into an environment of shifting illumination. From the 19th-century terrarium to the long tradition of stained-glass lighting

The tide has turned, and we said farewell to our popular Splash! exhibition, which closed on Sunday, September 27. 180 guests caught the last wave to celebrate the Florida artists who have created captivating images of marine life and underwater wonders. Our in-house social media team interviewed our special guests,

Louise Irvine Our Safari for the Soul gallery is swarming with insects, but we’re not calling pest control because these beautiful bugs were created by the Ardmore Ceramic Art Studio in South Africa. The Ardmore artists are renowned for their Big Five safari animals, but they also portray larger-than-life-size insects to

Every great museum begins with a collector’s passion, but it achieves lasting significance through a curator’s vision. The Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA) in Hollywood is a shining example of this symbiotic relationship between its founder, Arthur Wiener, and curator, Louise Irvine. Together, they have created far more than

A museum of glass and ceramic art isn’t a natural environment for young children, and some parents worry in case it’s like bringing a bull into a china shop! We’re proud to have made our Fired Arts museum into a haven for multi-generational families to discover the joy of art

Louise Irvine Women have danced like butterflies across centuries and cultures. In the American Southwest, Hopi maidens honored the butterfly spirit to evoke rain and celebrate the harvest. In the mountain forests of central Mexico, millions of monarch butterflies arrive just as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Louise Irvine I was delighted to meet Irene Schyberger and hear about her fascinating experience with Chihuly in Finland. She has gifted WMODA the artist’s portfolio, which commemorates Chihuly’s 1995 visit to the tiny Finnish village of Nuutajarvi with his glassblowing team, when he began making chandeliers for his epic

Teresa Kowall WMODA is excited to showcase sea turtles throughout September during the final wave of our Splash! exhibition. Thanks to our new collaboration with the Sea Turtle Oversight Protection (S.T.O.P.), visitors can celebrate the magnificence of these marine creatures and the vital conservation work happening along our Florida coast.