Tips and Tools: Fab Lab Sponges

Use graphic-design software, a laser cutter/engraver, and a polyurethane sponge to produce incredibly precise and intricate sponge stamps to apply glazes, slips, and wax resist.

Paul Wisotzky, who was awarded an Open Studio Residency at Haystack in 2019, wrote the recent article “Tips and Tools: Fab Lab Sponges" – included in the February 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly. The article describes his process with digital fabrication tools in the Haystack Fab Lab and outlines how others might approach using and integrating digital technology and fabrication within one’s creative practice.⁠