Category Archives: Science

Everything will be new again.

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

Photo: New water bottle design. I need/want a ceramic water bottle, so it gave birth to inspiration. I will definitely be keeping one of these for myself. I am using my new “watercolor” technique on most of my work lately, … Continue reading →

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#JailhouseArtDemo Pottery Throwing Video!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3i0eBBJYME   Hopefully the link works… this is my newest throwing video, the one that I will be using for my #JailhouseArtDemo 🙂 in the video I am “throwing” a cup on the potters wheel. Of course I’m using porcelain … Continue reading →

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Dem Bowls Got STYLE.

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  So I’m drawing a new kind of orchid on my work lately– I want to explore the world of slipper orchids, and then tiny local orchids. Once the weather starts warming up I will go to my known orchid … Continue reading →

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The Summer Chapter BEGINS!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

Yes, I am going to start out with a cheesy food photo. Since classes, graduation, and moving have been done, I’ve been having a little fun. My roommate’s roommates left some really nice local ground beef in the freezer, so … Continue reading →

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Free-Flowing Flowers

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

Oh, how I long to be free to just flow with the undulations of the day– the rising and setting of the sun, the passing of the clouds. Right now, I can’t just flow. I have to be locked into … Continue reading →

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Proteas in the Blaaaaaaauwwwww Kiln!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  That was a snapshot of my studio shelf earlier this morning. Those pieces are all now in a bisque firing in our new Blaauw kiln. I have been working with a new flower theme lately– plants from the Proteaceae … Continue reading →

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Headachingly intricate flowers: my newest muse

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

I started drawing this magnolia flower before my trip to Milwaukee for #NCECA2014 and didn’t finish it until last week. I left it home while I was away on the trip, and didn’t pick it up for a few days … Continue reading →

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Glaze Testing: Copper Blue?

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

Sometimes, I get what I want from a glaze: And sometimes I don’t. Yes, I know it is possible to obtain a beautiful blue glaze with additions of copper carbonate at cone 10 because I have two copper blue glaze … Continue reading →

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Project #JailhouseArtDemonstration: making new waves in the world of ceramic art!

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  This is my newest orchid sculpture- I painted it with my underglazes, mixing the colors like paint. Mashima So, above is a link to my decorating style (Mashima)– it’s a short video clip on Instagram. I’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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Kissing Coffee Pots, and other “silly things” :)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  Alright, yes. “Kissing Coffee Pots”. I might even put them together at an exhibition and call them that, just for fun. I am decorating the red-striped one with Grevillea flowers, and the green striped one with red lilies. I … Continue reading →

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