At the end of the 19th century, several British potters were inspired to “chase the rainbow.” One of the most successful was the Pilkington factory

by Louise Irvine Ostriches in Ceramic Art I have been fascinated by ostriches since my childhood. I treasured a photograph of my grandma riding an

George White painted “the human form divine with beauty, grace, and delicacy” according to Doulton’s Art Director, Charles J. Noke. He also had the “unusual

Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” In this spirit, Arthur Wiener

I have been enjoying a visit back home in London this May. Not only have we been able to catch up with our son Ben

  Louise Irvine, the Executive Director & Curator of WMODA, was interviewed recently for VoyageMIA magazine which features inspirational stories in our community. Every neighborhood

By Louise Irvine The theme of this year’s Museum Week is ‘Women in Culture’ and so we are celebrating the woman behind one of the

The Art on Fire exhibit continues to be a huge attraction at WMODA. Some of Chihuly’s collaborators and students in this show go back to

Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819 and her 200th anniversary is being celebrated at exhibitions and events in the UK throughout the year.

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