Sympathetic Design

By Louise Irvine Minton’s pottery picture of a little girl being comforted by her dog is one of the most admired artworks in the museum’s collection. It was inspired by Briton Rivière’s oil painting entitled Sympathy, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1878. The Minton exhibit at WMODA

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Safari Stripe

By Louise Irvine The majestic zebra is the star of Ardmore’s new Thanda Stripe design collection. Thanda means “love” in Zulu, and you will fall in love with our dazzling display of zany zebra ceramics, pillows and table-top accessories at WMODA when the museum reopens. The Ardmore artists make zebra

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Easter Baskets

The WMODA team celebrated Easter this year by fund-raising to provide gift baskets for deprived children in our community. Luis and Nini Montanez spearheaded the project and created 55 baskets stuffed with candy and cuddly toys, which were presented to Lian Navarro from the Caring Place on March 21. The

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The Chihuly Room

By Louise Irvine The new Hot Glass Gallery at WMODA is enhanced by Chihuly’s spectacular glass wall, formerly at Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio Restaurant in San Francisco. The Persian glass rondels look like giant wallflowers on a garden trellis, reflecting Chihuly’s love of flowers and nature. Many of Chihuly’s designs, including

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The Caring Place

The WMODA team wishes you a wonderful Easter and invites you to participate in the annual Giving Thanks on Good Friday event. Organized by The Caring Place. On March 29, more than 300 volunteers will come together to serve the homeless and hungry of South Florida across The Caring Place

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Celebrating Women

By Louise Irvine The 2024 theme for Women’s Month this March is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” We have chosen to honor our great friend, Fée Halsted, the founder and creative director of Ardmore, who has uplifted a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with her art

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Future Plans

We had hoped that WMODA would be open by now in our new Hollywood home, but we are still experiencing delays beyond our control. We are working diligently to schedule a reopening date, and we hope to welcome you back to the museum very soon. In the meantime, we are

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Another Revelation

By Louise Irvine Last year, in the Recent Revelation newsletter article, we revealed the origin of our Doulton terracotta panel of St. Paul, the apostle, which was modeled by George Tinworth for St. Mary’s Church in Lambeth, London. The discovery sparked some fascinating correspondence, and we have now located his companion, St.

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Step Forward

By Louise Irvine Florida glass artist Rob Stern has stepped forward at WMODA with an exhibition of his fabulous glass shoes which are now for sale in our Studio Collection Shop. Stern’s Stilettos caused a sensation when they were first exhibited at the museum in 2021, and they starred in Deco Drive on Channel

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Blown Away

Fans of Blown Away, the reality glass-blowing series, will be excited to hear that the fourth season will start on Netflix on March 8. Ten professional glassblowers will face off to create glass art in the hopes of winning the grand prize of $100,000. WMODA friends enjoyed watching local artists

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