AIFL Students and Ms. Colussy appear on:
TODAY ON SOUTH FLORIDA NBC 6
Students from the Fashion Design Department accompanied by the head of Communications and overall PR maven: Arlene Wites. Instructor Kathleen Colussy and her students were guests on Tues. October 24th NBC 6 South Florida segment on HOW – TO make a Venetian Mask.
According Ms. Colussy, her Accessory Design students were the stars of the episode, especially Elaine La Plante who was interviewed on air as she demonstrated how she made her animal print inspired mask with South Florida Today’s Show host: Lonnie Quinn Seen Below with Kathleen and the girls!
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While chatting with Kathy and the girls after the show it was discovered that Lonnie in addition to his career in broadcasting was also a Fine Arts major …hum? Lonnie perhaps you missed your calling? Maybe that’s why he encouraged his viewers to learn more about the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale!
The above photos by Don Sheffield from our own AFIL Photography Department
Along with Elaine were students Melonnie Gebler and Danielle Lovallo were also shown on air. In addition, the work of the Fall Accessories class were also showcased were:
- Alinne Netto
- Latoya Tyson & Alisa Watson
- Lidsay Gordick
- Kerstin Mohammed
- Marcia Purdy
- Tracy Robles
Elaine was selected by Ms. Colussy to be in air for several reasons. Recently she traveled with Ms. Colussy to visit Venice Italy in Sept. of this year.
In addition to her travel’s Elaine an avid beader was encouraged by Ms. Colussy within her Accessory’s Class to enter the Swarovski Student International Design Contest. The result of the contest was of the 20 international semi-finalist chosen… 5 of the 20 came from Ms. Colussy’s class, with Elaine garnering 2 of those 5 spots! Other winners were: Eunah Lee, Shida Dayani, and Eva Cukok.
Several of these students are saving to travel to Tucson, Arizona in Jan. 07 where the final winner’s will be announced.
History of Mask:
According to Ms. Colussy, mask making has roots from the theater with ancient Greece. . Mask again reappear in medieval folk festivals, court or aristocratic parties with political subtext in the Renaissance (think Shakespeare: A Mid Summer’s Nights Dream and Romeo and Juliet) as well as in the Jacobean, Tudor, Henry the 8th and Elizabethan court. The popularity of mask culminated to its zenith in the reign of Louis the 14th court at Versailles. Later we see masks once again at the turn of the 19th century in costume balls held by the wealthy NY elite society of the Astor’s and of course Henry Flagler at his estate in Palm Beach.
Do you have a great idea for an on-air segment? Contact either Ms. Colussy or Arlene Wites at: KColussy@aol.com OR witesa@aii.edu who know’s maybe you will be the next student to be interview on air?
You are welocme to visisit Mrs. Colussy's website
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