Definition of the day...

Coming from a question we had yesterday:

(From Wikipedia.com) Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta (Italian: "baked earth",[1] from the Latin terra cocta) is a clay-based unglazed ceramic[2]. Its uses include vessels, water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in building construction, along with sculpture such as the Terracotta Army and Greek terracotta figurines. The term is also used to refer to items made out of this material and to its natural, brownish orange color, which varies considerably. In archaeology and art history, "terracotta" is often used of objects not made on a potter's wheel, such as figurines, where objects made on the wheel from the same material, possibly even by the same person, are called pottery; the choice of term depending on the type of object rather than the material. Plain unglazed pottery is often also called terracotta.

In our little corner of the world here at Creative Tile, Terra Cotta can refer to Solistone's Handmade Terra Cotta Collection (shown above) or Zumpano's Mexican Saltillo. Both are clay based tiles, unglazed in many cases, and sunset-orange in color; perfect for creating your own wine cellar grotto, sun porch, Spanish-influenced foyer, or Mexican-styled kitchen!