ceramics

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Recent Examples of ceramics The studios and workshops are arranged such that artists are encouraged to move among them—a painter to the ceramics studio, a ceramics artist to photography. Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Along with her other creative endeavors, Reidy Watts, also known as Nika Killa Watts, was a resident artist at Clayroom SF, a ceramics studio with locations in San Francisco, Oakland and San Mateo. CBS News, 30 June 2026 All the fare comes on plates and in bowls handmade by Taura in his ceramics workshop; after the Arab oven was unearthed, Taura started crafting his own dinnerware to connect with the hotel’s roots. Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Like Sarah, Samuel is a professional artist, known for his ceramics work. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026 At Andrew High School, Best of School was awarded to junior Danya Zastawny for a ceramics piece and Visionary Award went to senior Ashley Napierkowski for her mixed media piece. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 Gehry pursued architecture after a ceramics teacher saw his talent for three-dimensional art. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 Guerrilla Cafe opened in 2006 as a joint venture between Ali, a ceramics artist, and couple Keba and Rachel Konte, who would go on to establish Red Bay Coffee in 2014. Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2025 Two years later, she was employed in a ceramics factory in Germany, and then moved to Denmark, in 1963, to work in the stoneware department of the Royal Porcelain Factory, now known as Royal Copenhagen—among the most prestigious places in the world to hone the craft. Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceramics
Noun
  • Each item still required the slow, technical process behind handmade pottery.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At a sound bath, Pilates social, pottery class or other activity, someone can still enjoy the evening even when there’s no chemistry.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Susi Singer’s figurative candlestick has style and sass that owes at least partly to its earthenware origins, favored at the Werkstätte for its affordability over porcelain, but much less capable of refined shapes.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • T-shirts and hoodies are accented with the earthenware company’s iconic artwork via prints and embroidery.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • The stoneware resists chips, scratches, and stains, and everything is dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Unglazed Ceramic And Stoneware A beautiful stoneware or ceramic dish can leave nasty scratches on your stovetop’s surface.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Ceramics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceramics. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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