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potter

[pot-er] / ˈpɒt ər /






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But that requires more time and energy than I’m willing to sacrifice while raising a young child and entertaining my dreams of becoming a star potter.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Chamlee once picked up a charming ceramic sun at a yard sale for $30—only to learn via Google that the stamp on the back marked it as a rare piece by midcentury potter David Gil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding a broomstick.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

During her residency, she met Michael Frimkess, a Los Angeles potter who had studied with ceramic revolutionary Peter Voulkos at what would become the Otis College of Art and Design.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Tree-ear knew the potter who spoke; his name was Kang.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

If the decorated Tampa Bay vessels had been imported or produced by potters trained in Mississippian methods, the fragments should preserve evidence of these techniques.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wherever Mr. Fox travels, and especially in Hackney, in London’s East End, he has noted the rapid proliferation of craft breweries, quilters, potters, basket-makers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

While ceramics were widely used and vast amounts of pottery survive, there are relatively few details known about the potters themselves, in comparison to other ancient Egyptian craftsmen.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

We inherited many of Beverly’s treasures once the place became ours, including richly hued bowls, mugs and serving pieces made by regional potters as well as signed oils and watercolors, drawings and numbered prints.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025

At the kiln site he often saw potters whose turn it was to use the kiln.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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