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#JailhouseArtDemo Pottery Throwing Video!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  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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Throwback… Wednesday! King’s Park Botanical Gardens

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

I got a new battery pack for my camera! I know it doesn’t change the quality of the photos, but I was just so excited to be able to pull out my camera to take a picture of something as … Continue reading →

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Updates

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

I’ve made a few changes to my blog today. I added some more buttons (me finally trying to detangle the technology that everyone else seems to have figured out ages ago) including a link to my Instagram account. There might … Continue reading →

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From Doodles to Dream Bowls

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Kira Call Ceramics

  I’ve had so many new ideas lately that it’s hard to choose just one to roll with. I haven’t been doing much in the studio this week. I did make some bowls to try this new decorating idea, but … 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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