terra-cotta

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Hansen chose patterned terra-cotta tile from Foothill Tile & Stone Co. in Pasadena for the walls, and just outside, she used wallpaper from House of Hackney with mythical animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Her organic squiggles, ceramics made from recycled terra-cotta clay, are literally and figuratively gutsy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Mr. Rohana stole the terra-cotta thumb from the Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia museum that specializes in exhibitions about science and technology.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The first year, 2021, racers drove through a terra-cotta colored cloud of dust with limited visibility and wrecks galore before Joey Logano outlasted the field for the win.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Once, a shingle came loose under Dustfinger’s boots, but he managed to catch it just in time, before the terra-cotta tile could fall and break in the street below.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke