Believe the Impossible · Wearable Glass in Wonderland Event

Saturday, January 22 Fashion Show at 12:00 noon At the stroke of noon on January 22, glass art at WMODA will come to life as we launch the United Nations International Year of Glass and celebrate Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week. Iconic characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by

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Believe the Impossible · Resonance @ WMODA Event

Saturday, January 22 Performances at 11:00 and 2:00 The Believe the Impossible season of events at WMODA begins on January 22 with live performances of Resonance by multi-disciplinary artist, Dave Rosenthal, and glass artist, Rob Stern. They will unite glass and sound design in their improvisational dialogue with unusual glass

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An Underwater Wonderland

By Louise Irvine We have all fantasized about following Alice down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass. Now we can see her dancing underwater thanks to Suzanne Barton’s amazing interpretations of Chelsea Rousso’s wearable glass Wonderland costumes. Suzanne and Chelsea met at a recent WMODA event and realized

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Wearable Glass in Wonderland

By Louise Irvine At the stroke of noon on January 22, glass art at WMODA will come to life to launch the United Nations Year of Glass and Alice will follow the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. On

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Christmas in the Shop

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the WMODA gift shop. Santa’s elves have been busy decorating the Christmas tree with beautiful glass ornaments made by artists working in our community. Your Christmas stocking will overflow with unique gifts including sparkling jewelry, festive glass décor, and hand-made scented

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Resonance @ WMODA

By Louise Irvine One of my most rewarding experiences at WMODA has been introducing artists and initiating successful collaborations in the Fired Arts. To launch our Believe the Impossible season of exhibits and events on January 22, glass artist, Rob Stern, and multi-disciplinary artist, Dave Rosenthal, explored sound and glassmaking beyond the

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Celebrating Ardmore

By Louise Irvine It wasn’t just the elephants who were dancing for joy on November 18 when Fée Halsted, the founder of Ardmore Ceramic Art in South Africa, received the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver for her contribution to visual art and generous transferring of skills to others. The National

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Face to Face with Louise!

Louise Irvine, our Executive Director and Curator, came face to face with two character jugs of herself when she visited the new Lion & Unicorn auction house to view their Royal Doulton sale. The idea of making a Louise character jug started in the mid-1980s when she worked for Royal

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Believe the Impossible

By Louise Irvine Believe the impossible as we explore “Through the Looking Glass” at WMODA to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Glass. Our new season of cutting-edge exhibitions and events is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s surreal story where Alice experiences a topsy turvy world not unlike ours today!

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Jabberwock & Other Creatures by Mark V. Marshall

By Louise Irvine The Jabberwock was one of the most frightening creatures that Alice met in the dream world that she discovered Through the Looking Glass. The monster has been visualized many times since Sir John Tenniel created the defining image for the first edition of Lewis Carroll’s book in

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