Category Archives: Nature

Gold Honeycomb Madness

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Kira Call Ceramics

I started making these gold honeycomb designs a couple of months ago. My favorite color theme is the deep sunflower yellow fading into the rustic autumn orange, but the ones with the creamy white background and sunshine yellow inside the … Continue reading →

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Wyoming Moose Madness

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Kira Call Ceramics

Back in March, I remember looking out the window one day in between painting projects to see a great big moose right outside the living room window. It wasn’t intimidated when it noticed us watching it through the window. It … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes and Borrowed Time

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Kira Call Ceramics

Since I got my ceramic studio in working order, I’ve hit the ground running. The image above is of a botanical sculpture made of Sculpey clay that I made as a special order for a professor of biology. The reason … Continue reading →

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Home Studio- Status: COMPLETE!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Since working in the University studio in the summer, I’ve figured out a good home studio setup. I bought a kiln just before Halloween 2015, and it arrived the next week. At first, the plan was to clean out … Continue reading →

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Small Steps

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I finally feel like I’m moving forward in ceramics this week. My kiln is now in place and ready to go. I did a test firing to cone 04 last night to season/oxidize the new elements, and I just barely … Continue reading →

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Christmas Kiln Push

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

Above is a photo of some plates that I made during the summer. I drew the rhododendron flowers in a diagonal pattern on the plate instead of how they naturally appear. I remember how gorgeous and overwhelming it was to … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

Pottery sales have been good this year. I used to think that if I wasn’t part of a big group sale like I was in school, I could never make as much money from pottery. This year, I have made … 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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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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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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