If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your own custom texture tools for clay work, laser cutting opens up a world of possibilities. In this post, an excerpt from the July/August 2025 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, Lindsay Scypta shares her insights into using laser cutters to make tools.

Plaster and ceramics go hand in hand and it is what many potters use for a hump mold. Some potters prefer to keep plaster out of their studios and would opt for a bisque mold. But potter Lauren Sandler has been making hump molds for her work out of unfired clay.