Make your Hanukkah Extra Bright

By Louise Irvine Make your Hanukkah extra bright this year with one of the beautiful glass menorahs made by the glass artists at WMODA. Chelsea Rousso and Anne Orvieto have made kiln-formed glass designs that will shine brightly during the Festival of Lights. The word menorah means “to shine” and

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WMODA in Wonderland

By Louise Irvine Experience the crazy world of Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter on Saturday, December 4 as part of our Through the Looking Glass season to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication. Michael Doulton, the fifth generation descendent of the Royal Doulton founder, will be

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Through the Looking Glass

By Louise Irvine In Through the Looking Glass, the absurdist masterpiece by Lewis Carroll, Alice enters a fantastical world where everything is a mirror image reflection of normality, logic is reversed and nonsense reigns. As we enter the International Year of Glass in today’s topsy turvy world, we are looking

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Who’s Who – Rob Stern

By Louise Irvine It’s true what Cinderella says, “One shoe can change your life!” and we have 50 of them at WMODA! Thanks to the brilliance of Miami glass artist Rob Stern, our latest exhibition caught the attention of Deco Drive, the daily entertainment news magazine program on channel 7

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Poetry in Motion

By Louise Irvine Ballet from the Italian ballare, meaning “to dance” originated in the Renaissance courts of Italy. Nobles participated in lavish spectacles of dancing and music, particularly for celebrating weddings. The choreography was adapted from court dance steps taught by dancing masters. When Catherine de Medici married the heir

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Going Batty @ WMODA

By Louise Irvine We went batty at WMODA with our Halloween festivities to open our latest exhibitions. Bats fly about in Halloween décor because of their sinister reputation and they have been much maligned throughout history. Their bad press has increased recently as they have been blamed as a possible

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Dancing Underwater – Suzanne Barton

By Louise Irvine The Underwater Fine Art series by Suzanne Barton captures magical beauty and movement under the surface. She spends hours underwater taking photographs of aquatic performances to get the perfect image of the dancer. Then she embellishes her artwork on canvas with acrylics and alcohol inks to create backgrounds honoring the

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Holiday Pumpkins

By Louise Irvine Halloween is the second-largest commercial holiday in America and the stores are now piled high with pumpkins and Jack-o’-lanterns for seasonal decor. At the WMODA shop, we are featuring glass pumpkins by local artists, Rob Stern and Josh Fradis, as well as miniature ceramic lanterns by Alex

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Stern’s Stilettos

By Melisa Quinoy “One shoe can change your life.” – Cinderella   Originally inspired by his wife’s obsession and collection of shoes, artist Rob Stern created Stern’s Stilettos. This one-of-a-kind installation featuring 50 different shoes attempts to capture and reflect some of the many moods and moments in a woman’s life.   Our relationship with our shoes goes beyond functionality, shoes help create a

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The Soul of Dance

By Louise Irvine The Fire & Soul exhibit at WMODA, which opens on October 30 is guaranteed to keep you on your toes! One of the stars of the show is the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, who was acclaimed as the “Soul of Dance”. Her fragile, ethereal beauty and expressive

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