Make Your Own Art Inspired by “Between Sea and Sky”
Explore the beauty of blue and white ceramics, and create your own masterpieces! The exhibition Between Sea and Sky: Blue and White Ceramics from Persia and Beyond features wonderful objects from all around the world. Let them inspire you through these step-by-step activity guides and short how-to videos.
Then visit to the Museum to see Between Sea and Sky up close. Plan ahead, and get your timed general admission tickets in advance.
MFAH Studio at Home | Making Blue & White Ceramics
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MFAH Playdate at Home | Fun in Blue & White
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Let’s Make a Drawing Inspired by the Color Blue
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Sketching & Exploring: Design a Ceramic Plate in Blue
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Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Sharon G. Dies; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
Front Design, Blow Away Vase, 2016, porcelain, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Madison Rendall in honor of Jan and Duane Maddux.
Dish, Persian, Timurid or early Safavid, second half of 15th century, stonepaste; painted in blue on white slip under transparent glaze, the Hossein Afshar Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Dragon Bowl, Ralph Bacerra, 1979, porcelain, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Estate of Ralph Bacerra
Base of a Water Pipe (Qalyan), Persian, Safavid, early 17th century, stonepaste; painted in blue and black under transparent glaze; molded, the Hossein Afshar Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Chinese, Dish, 1700–1720, hard-paste porcelain, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg.
Arita Vase, Japanese, late 17th century, ceramic, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation.
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