Author Archives: Kira Call Ceramics

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About Kira Call Ceramics

Just a girl in Wyoming playing with mud and making pottery for a living. Living the dream! :)

Botanically Illustrated

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I didn’t post many pictures of my newer botanically illustrated work what with the transition this summer and getting a new job. Above is a sandwich plate decorated with a prickly pear cactus. I entered it into an exhibition, but … Continue reading →

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Brush to Clay, Brush to Paper

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I’ve been home from Massachusetts for exactly three months now. I made a small body of work this summer at the university, but cleared my things out before the school year started. I knew it would get too crowded for … Continue reading →

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Hour Glass

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

My time on the east coast is soon coming to an end. It will be sad to leave when all of the leaves are finally on the trees and there are cool fungi and flowers growing in the woods, but … Continue reading →

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Botanical Plates!

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

Red Slipper Orchid Plate (Paphiopedilum), Porcelain, cone 10. 9″x9″x1″ When botanists and scientists hear the word “plate”, it usually isn’t interpreted literally as something you can eat your lunch off of. There was a time when I thought I had … Continue reading →

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A New Chapter: My Inner Botanist Returns

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

Paphiopedilum glanduliferum, WIP illustration on porcelain: Although I don’t want to completely ditch “The Pebble Line” of my work, my decorative process has evolved in a satisfying way that I must pursue. My new process involves drawing an outline of … Continue reading →

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Is it spring yet???

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I decided not to go to NCECA this year. The thought did cross my mind a few months ago when I thought about how close Providence is from here. I could easily take a bus and go for one day, … Continue reading →

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The Mad Tea-Potter!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about my grad school portfolio. The application deadline is about 10 months away, but one of the things I have lost sleep over before is wondering whether I have images of work that … Continue reading →

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Hudson Farmers Market

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

  The farmers market went pretty well yesterday. I didn’t sell as many pots as I had hoped I would, but I had a great time and still made a profit. The other vendors were amazing. There were at least … Continue reading →

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Finally getting somewhere

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Above are my newest latte mugs. They turned out brilliant! I’ve found that blending my colors with a gradient of black makes them feel more united, and the surprise of turning the mug over to look at the bottom … Continue reading →

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Subzero

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I have a very vivid memory of standing at the bus stop when I was 7 years old in a purple padded coat. It was 50 degrees below freezing that morning, or so I was told once I got to … Continue reading →

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