There's a lot to be said for perseverance. For years, Los Angeles ceramic artist Porntip Sangvanich entered slides of her exquisite, uniquely crafted teapots in the Feats of Clay competition sponsored ...

Twelve years ago, a reservoir called Folsom Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Sacramento, dried up. On the drought-cracked bottom lay a clay pipe, submerged since 1955, when the reservoir was built.

The Gladding, McBean plant still churns out clay pottery, terracotta arches and roof tiles on the northern edge of downtown Lincoln, just as it has for more than 140 years. Every Fourth of July, ...

The Gladding, McBean plant still churns out clay pottery, terracotta arches and roof tiles on the northern edge of downtown Lincoln, just as it has for more than 140 years. Every Fourth of July, ...