Category Archives: Philosophy

The melancholy, tortured, off-beat artist.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Kira Call Ceramics

Sometimes I feel off-beat in the midst of a crowd. I run on a different metronome. I let my ideas run my schedule. Tortured, I am, but not all for naught. Melancholy is welcome on a rainy day. I let … Continue reading →

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Why Trees?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Photo: “Why Trees?” Porcelain, cone 10 reduction, Celadon glaze with under-glaze black. Kira Call, 2012.     “Get some sleep,” “Close your eyes,” “Just relax, let free your mind.” Finding distractions, daylight is sanity Night wears on, early morning … Continue reading →

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Stolen Sleep

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

  This sinking in my stomach eats me alive It’s all I can do to learn to survive. “Hang in there, hang on,” my friends tell me. If only it were so easy, if only they could see. Dragging on, … Continue reading →

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Silence is Me.

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

     * Grass Bud Vase– grolleg porcelain decorated with incised lines and inlaid mason stain, cone 10 reduction. Silence is Me. Innocence replaced with cruel condescension, Past revisited- time for reinvention. Find me waiting, lost in turmoil, Anticipating one … Continue reading →

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Insanity. Defined.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

If life were easy, it would be bland. Life’s a game of poker with a tough hand. Choose your people, choose your place, Change your surroundings, change your face. You can’t escape the path you’re on, Always changing, but never … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Fox

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

  A picture like this is perfect for today. A sleeping fox. That’s what I am. Sitting around, reading a book, shirking pressing responsibilities… I’m a lazy fox. I painted this with black acrylic paint (freehand) and then used bright-colored … Continue reading →

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Ordinary + Rain =EXTRAORDINARY

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

Drinking hazelnut-flavored coffee. Shopping for a new phone online. Paying rent. Doing yoga and pilates. The day starts out so ordinary. It’s raining out the window. The air feels different today, the rain transforms it. Not only does it feel … Continue reading →

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Stable– Nomad.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

    Stabilization. That’s all I need. A place to stay, somethin’ to believe. Somewhere fresh, new clean breeze.   Rocks in my shoes, walkin’ on air. Nothin’ to stand on, no one there. The trail gets dark, I feel … Continue reading →

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Rise

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

  The only way to move is on. Keep going, don’t stop ’til you’re gone. Leave behind the message, the words you don’t need. Tell yourself the truth, cut deep ’til you bleed. What can you do when the world … Continue reading →

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Cancer Ridden Skies

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Things change. Sometimes for better, and sometimes for worse. In this case, I don’t like the change happening around me, but I have to accept it and move on with life. Maybe I am being a drama queen, but … Continue reading →

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