Who’s Who @ WMODA · Dr. Unjeria Jackson

by Louise Irvine Dr. Unjeria Jackson recently moved to Florida and she brought her incredible collection of 2,000 teapots with her although not all can be displayed at once in her new home. She has loaned some of her most whimsical treasures to WMODA for our Mad Hatter’s Tea exhibit

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Who Stole the Tarts?

by Louise Irvine The Queen of Hearts was the audience favorite at Chelsea Rousso’s Believe the Impossible fashion show on January 22. She will be back to take over the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and create some teatime madness with TEAquila, Teapots & Tarts on Friday, February 25. Dr. Maria

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Creative Glass Workshop in Wonderland Event

Friday, February 11 10:30 am to 1:00 pm Sign up for Chelsea Rousso’s next Creative Glass Workshop in our WMODA Wonderland and your work will be exhibited in the museum’s Hot Glass Gallery. On Friday, February 11, we will be making fused glass table décor inspired by our Alice in

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Let LOVE Guide Your Way to WMODA Event

Saturday, February 12 • 10 - 4 Lloyd’s monumental weathervane, the masterpiece of his Let LOVE Guide Your Way project, is coming to Dania Beach City Hall in time for Valentine’s Day. Meet Public Artist, Lloyd Goradesky and hear about his latest work at WMODA. 11:30 am Hear Lloyd talk

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Through the Eyes of a Child

Seeing our Fired Arts Museum through the eyes of a child is an amazing experience. Some parents wonder whether bringing young kids to a museum full of breakable glass and ceramics is a good idea but a recent visit from our Executive Director’s twin grandchildren, Miles and Lily, proved it

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Believe the Impossible @ WMODA

Wow! What an unbelievable event we had on Saturday, January 22 to kick off Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week and the United Nations International Year of Glass. Chelsea Rousso’s amazing glass fashion show was a huge sell-out success and inspired us to Believe the Impossible @ WMODA! At the

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Who’s Who in Wonderland

By Louise Irvine For more than 150 years, artists, illustrators, and designers have envisioned the residents of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland. Now Chelsea Rousso, glass artist and fashion designer, has reimagined the curious cast for her fashion show of wearable glass to launch our Believe the Impossible season at WMODA. Meet

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The Heart of the Matter · Beryl Brenner

By Louise Irvine Beryl Brenner is an artist in Brooklyn, NY and she was an art therapist for the Veterans for 40 years. Initially, she was an arts and crafts director at Ft Hamilton Army Base but most of her career was at the VA Medical Center where she worked

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Orchid Jewels

It’s orchid time in Florida and the museum shop is in bloom with beautiful orchid jewelry made from real flowers. The orchid pins, pendants, and earrings are “designed by nature” and preserved forever using a unique process. See our new display at the WMODA gift shop to celebrate the 63rd

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