ceramicist vs artisan

ceramicist and artisan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ceramicist	Yes	No	No	No
artisan	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, artisan is a hypernym of ceramicist; that is, artisan is a word with a broader meaning than ceramicist:

ceramicist: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
artisan: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Other hypernyms of ceramicist include artificer, craftsman, journeyman.

ceramicist (noun)	artisan (noun)
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft