Most North American artisan potters now purchase commercially processed clay, but some find the clay they need right in the earth close to where they work.

现在大多数北美制陶艺人买现成的专用陶土，也有些陶匠乐于 就地取材，在作坊附近自己挖粘土。

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They call it "peasant art" - potters used to make clay dishes and used leftover clay to make toys for children.

这种手艺被称作“农夫的艺术”，以前陶器匠人用粘土制作餐碟，剩下来的粘土就给孩子们做玩具。

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Pure white and wonderfully delicate, porcelain is what clay potters usually graduate to only after years of honing their skills.

纯白色和奇妙微妙，瓷器是粘土陶工研究生通常只有经过多年的磨练他们的技能。

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In the Mexican state of Michoacn potters make white clay containers painted with line drawings of fish and other animals.

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There are lots of Ancient Near Eastern stories of ; Gods fashioning humans from clay; We have depictions of gods as potters at a potter's wheel just turning out lots of little humans.

也有很多古代近东故事,关于上帝用黏土造人;,我们看来上帝就像转盘旁边的陶艺工匠,造出许多小小的人类。

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In one part of the state of Oaxaca, potters have been making black clay containers in the same way for centuries.

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