The Alchemist of Clay: The Life and Legacy of Peter Voulkos In the mid-twentieth century, a seismic shift occurred within the quiet, domestic world of ceramics, driven by the raw, visceral energy of a man named Peter Voulkos. Born Panagiotis Harry Voulkopoulos in 1924 to Greek immigrant parents in Bozeman, Montana, his journey was one of profound transformation—from a molder's apprentice in a ship's foundry to the revolutionary archit…