Specialty ceramics include nitrides, borides, carbon or graphite and silicides as well as other specialized non-metallic compounds.
Oxide ceramics include alumina, zirconia, silica, aluminum silicate, magnesia and other metal oxide based materials.

Handmade ceramics of Roger Cockram; also paintings and ceramics of Ros Cockram.

Ceramics and Pottery
The term ceramics or pottery refers to artifacts made of heated earth, including storage and cooking vessels, building material such as adobe brick, and occasionally tools and furniture.