By Philip Gibson The project was originally commissioned as a tile tableau to grace the Cobridge Stoneware factory shop and foyer. My idea had deep-rooted connections to the Potteries and would go back to my childhood years with early experiences of images and noises with the grime and the smells of

By Louise Irvine International Owl Awareness Day on August 4 draws attention annually to these amazing nocturnal raptors. More than half of the 19 species in North America are endangered or in decline. Owls are solitary hunters and fly silently at night so it is hard to spot them in

By Louise Irvine Afternoon Tea Week takes place every second week in August and is the perfect time to celebrate the great British tea tradition. This year, the event runs from August 8 to 14 so take some time to relax with a cup of tea and read about some

By Louise Irvine While in London in July, I was invited to give a lecture to the Women’s Institute about the Chihuly collection at WMODA and so I continued in the glass master’s footsteps to explore his work across the Atlantic. A prestigious Fulbright Scholarship enabled Dale Chihuly to study

By Louise Irvine Congratulations to Lloyd Goradesky whose project Let LOVE Guide Your Way has been accepted into the national database of the Public Art Archive and has put Dania Beach on the map for art in public places. Lloyd’s monumental kinetic sculpture was unveiled outside City Hall in time

#innovationMW Museum Week from June 13 to 19 explored innovation and culture in society with 7 days and 7 hashtags. We highlighted our Believe the Impossible series of cutting-edge events at WMODA celebrating the International Year of Glass. Artists have been collaborating at the museum to shatter our illusions of glass

The Lewis Carroll Society of North America recently invited Louise Irvine to talk about the Alice in Wonderland experiences at WMODA and the presentation is on the society’s YouTube channel. Inspired by the anniversary of Through the Looking Glass and the White Queen’s six impossible things to believe before breakfast, Louise

By Louise Irvine The spirit of American independence is captured in Royal Doulton’s prestigious Soldiers of the Revolution collection which was produced to celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States in 1976. With the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the 13 North American colonies threw off British rule to establish