By Louise Irvine Life Lessons are being explored during Museum Week (June 13-19) and at WMODA we are advocating the South African spirit of Ubuntu. When I first met Fée Halsted and visited the Ardmore Studio in Kwazulu-Natal, I began to realize the importance of this philosophy of communal existence

By Louise Irvine It was “all hands on deck” for Museum Day at WMODA to highlight the measures needed to save the coral reefs in Florida. Visitors of all ages joined in the project to create a coral reef in clay. The collaborators learned about hand-building, press molding, and wheel-throwing

By Louise Irvine Glass artist, Josh Fradis, has installed a new underwater garden at WMODA with colorful coral reefs and a shell-collecting octopus. Josh is fascinated by the intelligence of these sentient creatures and was inspired by a scene in the award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher. In the movie, the

By Louise Irvine We celebrated Earth Day at WMODA with an amazing team of eco-warriors on Saturday, April 23. Miami glass artist, Jenna Efrein, upcycles glass bottles to create art installations which advocate for the protection of the Florida Everglades and draw attention to ecological and environmental concerns. Her glass

By Louise Irvine Take a spin to Dania Beach and get creative with clay. Be inspired by the amazing exhibitions of pottery and porcelain at WMODA and then find out about throwing your own pots at Gasper Arts a few blocks away from the museum. The new art center has

By Louise Irvine Visitors are often drawn to WMODA by the dinosaur on the façade of the building, which was formerly home to the Graves Museum of Archaeology and Natural History. Young kids might be disappointed not to find T-rex inside our decorative arts museum today but fortunately, there are

By Louise Irvine Nature meets luxury in glamorous camping and you can give your outdoor experiences some authentic African safari flair with Ardmore’s new collection of outdoor pillows. Whether you like to picnic by the shore, take tea in the garden, dine alfresco, or glamp in the countryside under the

By Louise Irvine The Hot Glass Gallery at WMODA is in bloom this spring with five very different Gardens of Glass by contemporary American studio artists. Dale Chihuly’s Macchia and Ikebana gardens form dramatic perennial borders but the riotous colors of his glass flowers will never wilt or fade. They

By Louise Irvine Sunflowers have a poignant significance right now as they are the national flower of Ukraine. Awareness of the association between sunflowers and Ukraine has grown since the invasion on February 24 and the seeds are being planted around the world as symbols of solidarity. Glass artist Anne

by Louise Irvine The fragility of the human condition is the inspiration behind Helen Nottage’s Dialogue. Her contemporary clay sculptures at WMODA intrigue many visitors and inspire interesting conversations. What secret is the woman whispering to her partner? You need to look inside her body to see her condition. The