Believe the Impossible

The new season of cutting-edge exhibitions and events is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s surreal story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland where she experiences a topsy turvy world not unlike ours today!

“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast...” said the White Queen as she challenges Alice’s imagination. See how glass artists collaborate at WMODA to create the impossible and shatter our illusions of glass. It’s hard to believe that fire and sand can be transformed into glass and that blowing bubbles of glass can create amazing art.

Follow us down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass on Saturday, January 22nd, 2022. You will be blown away by live performances in the spectacular setting of Chihuly’s magical “garden” of glass. His flowers won’t answer back as in Alice’s looking glass garden but they are certainly otherworldly!

Experience six impossible things “Beyond the Bubble” at WMODA…

1. A cool fashion show of wearable hot glass in Wonderland*
2. Innovative performances inspired by the sounds of glass*
3. Chihuly’s glass ceilings reimagined as magic carpets
4. Zany underwater art of Alice and the Mad Hatter
5. Stiletto shoes made of glass to make Alice swoon
6. Hearts and mirrors reflecting love and kindness to guide your way

It is 150 years since Lewis Carroll launched Through the Looking Glass after Alice’s earlier adventures in Wonderland. Our young heroine experiences issues with intercultural communication which she overcomes with her curiosity, courage and believing in the impossible. We can all relate to these challenges in the creative process.

Wearable Glass in Wonderland
At the stroke of noon on January 22nd, 2022 Glass Art at WMODA will come to life as the iconic characters from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland show off their zany costumes in a fashion show featuring wearable glass art. Alice will follow the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. On her way, she will encounter some of the bizarre residents of Wonderland including the formidable Queen of Hearts, the Duchess and the grinning Cheshire Cat presented by Fashion Designer and Glass Artist, Chelsea Rousso. It gets “curiouser and curiouser” as Chelsea is also working with Fine Art Photographer Suzanne Barton to reimagine Alice’s impossible dreamscape underwater. Highlights of their unbelievable collaboration will be exhibited as part of this event. Limited pre-reserved seats* for the fashion show should be booked through Eventbrite.

Resonance @ WMODA
Also on January 22nd, 2022 Multi-Disciplinary Artist Dave Rosenthal and Glass Artist Rob Stern are collaborating to explore sound and glassmaking in their live performances of Resonance @ WMODA. They will unite glass and sound design in their improvisational dialogue with unusual glass instruments made and played by Rob and keyboard responses composed by Dave to create a musical score of synthesized sounds. Rob and Dave’s innovative performances of Resonance @ WMODA symbolize the cycle of life and creation in the glassmaking process. This immersive sensory experience will create a visceral response and expand perceptions of glass, the power of sound and their intersection. Resonance @ WMODA will be performed live on January 22nd, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Limited pre-reserved seats* for the Resonance performances should be booked through Eventbrite. Donations benefit the educational programs at WMODA, a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Museum.

Don’t be late for this very important date at WMODA! #wmodabelievetheimpossible.