A sea shell inspired the naming of porcelain. When Marco Polo, the Venetian traveler, first saw gleaming Chinese porcelain at the court of Kublai Khan in the 13th century, the color and texture reminded him of the cowry shell known as porcellana. Cowry shells were used as currency in China,

Pan is one of the stars of our Fantastique exhibition as he has been portrayed many times in ceramic art. He is the nature god of wilderness, woods and shepherds and is often associated with fertility and springtime. This garden roundel was modeled by Phoebe Stabler for the Poole Pottery

This charming Parian sculpture evokes the tender love of a mother for her firstborn. It was modeled by Albert Carrier-Belleuse for the Minton factory c.1854. Parian ware or statuary porcelain was made to imitate the fine textured marble from the Greek island of Paros and was in great demand during

WMODA has been nominated for the Lux Life Magazine 2019 Family & Visitor Attraction Awards. The luxury magazine covers art, culture, travel, philanthropy, and style and is published in London for global distribution. The award honors and promotes the enterprises which make the entertainment of families, groups, and individuals a

Richard Dennis has been publishing books for collectors about ceramics and glass for over 40 years. More than 80 titles have been printed by Richard Dennis Publications and they are written by people passionate about their subjects. Most of their Royal Doulton titles were produced by Louise Irvine, the Executive

Once upon a time, a hundred years ago, Elsie Wright and her cousin Francis Griffiths borrowed a camera and took photographs of each other posing with fairies at the bottom of their garden. They claimed they often saw them beside the stream in the village of Cottingley in Yorkshire. Looking

The first toby jugs were inspired by Toby Fillpot, a ‘thirsty old soul’ who excelled in boozing and appeared in an old English song of 1761, entitled the Brown Jug. His corpulent frame was modeled into jug form by early potters and led to the English tradition of drinking jugs

WMODA is proud of our ongoing partnership with the fascinating TV show Articulate, hosted by Jim Cotter. Season four of the Emmy® Award-winning public television series premiered locally in January on WPBT/South Florida PBS. Articulate’s unique style features authors, dancers, sculptors, poets, musicians and other unique talented professionals. The show

We were thrilled to meet Laurence Gartel, the ‘Father of Digital Art’, at our recent Sensational Saturday event. He came to hear his friend Lloyd Goradesky talk about his latest work Let Love Guide Your Way. Now Laurence has fallen in love with all the Fired Arts at WMODA. He