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
In the darkness, Mr. Rohana walked around in his ugly sweater and a Phillies cap, lighting up the terra-cotta figures with his cellphone flashlight.
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
Emerson was in a fancy neighborhood with streets canopied by eucalyptus trees, and the school building looked like a Spanish hacienda, with a red terra-cotta roof.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
