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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

“Honorable potter? Sir? Could I not work for you, as payment? Perhaps my help could save you some time ...” Min shook his head impatiently.

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

Ojai has long been home to Theosophists, avant-gardists, potters and naturalists joining other outsiders and mystics with a whim for wonder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The jugs are handmade and hand painted by potters at Bairstow Manor in Stoke-on-Trent.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 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

And often the court waited until the demise of two or three potters before searching out their replacements.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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