Paul Wisotzky

Paul Wisotzky is a studio potter and educator from Truro, Massachusetts. He makes functional pottery intended for everyday use out of porcelain and stoneware. He fires his work in soda, salt, or reduction atmospheres. In 2019, Paul was awarded an Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts where he developed a technique to digitally design sponge stamps and then fabricate them using a laser engraver/cutter. This process was featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine. Paul uses the stamps to decorate his work in simple and complex patterns layering glazes and slips in a variety of methods. Paul has also been a Winter Resident at the Penland School of Craft. He is an experienced educator sharing his love for studio pottery in classes and workshops. He currently teaches regularly at the Harvard University Ceramics Program and Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. To learn more about Paul, please visit www.blueberrylanepottery.com.

Tips and Tools: Fab Lab Sponges