Category Archives: Painting

Pseuda Firing

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Kira Call Ceramics

So, if you follow me on Instagram (@kiracall) then you have probably seen my posts about “pseuda-firing”. I’ve had the idea for a while, but haven’t had a lot of time to get into it in depth until I finished … 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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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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Jackson Hole Center for the Arts: July Workshop

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

It completely skipped my mind for the last two blog posts to mention that I hosted a ceramic workshop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this summer. It went really well. I hosted it in the ceramic studio at the Center for … 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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Mug Perfection

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Perfect is a loaded word, for sure. But I am seriously so happy with how these mugs have been coming out of the kiln. They are exactly how I envisioned them when I came up with the design. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Working my way off the “high dive”

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

I’ve been having a hard time finding motivation the last couple of weeks. I caught a flu over the holidays and I still feel like I’m trying to get over it, but we’ve been having subzero “real feel” temperatures here … Continue reading →

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New Work

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Kira Call Ceramics

  I fired some work here in Massachusetts just a few days before I flew home for the holidays. I was able to photograph some of the pots back here in Massachusetts a few days ago. I’m really excited about … Continue reading →

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New Mugs in the Making

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Alright, so once upon I time in my ceramic education at Utah State University, someone told me that you always make the same handle for every mug. I’ve been trying to prove that theory false with the evolution of … Continue reading →

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