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
Asphalt shingles, tiles, wood shakes, concrete, metal shingles, concrete and terra-cotta clay tend to reflect more heat.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
If a 24-year-old shoe salesman slips away from a science museum’s ugly-sweater party and breaks into a closed exhibition of terra-cotta warriors, it is entirely possible that nothing bad will happen.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
As the last pieces of glass fell and disintegrated on the terra-cotta floor, movement and sound returned to the East Hall in an ever-widening wave.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
