About our Instructors
Monette Mark
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Monette Mark cemented her love of clay by attaining her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in ceramics from Wichita State University and has thrown clay almost daily since 2001. After teaching ceramics for 3 years at Wichita State and 8 years at Washburn University she wanted to share clay with the emerging arts community in NOTO starting Fire M
Monette Mark cemented her love of clay by attaining her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in ceramics from Wichita State University and has thrown clay almost daily since 2001. After teaching ceramics for 3 years at Wichita State and 8 years at Washburn University she wanted to share clay with the emerging arts community in NOTO starting Fire Me Up Ceramics & Fine Art Studios in 2018. She explores the tactility and sensuality of clay through sculpture and utilitarian forms, while incorporating different materials into her final installations. Monette began ceramics and painting as a teen, then moved into graphic design creating illustrations for McGraw-Hill in New York City then coming back home to Kansas.
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Phyll (Emma P.) Klima has been a potter/ceramic artist for over 50 years. She has attended numerous ceramic workshops with nationally known artists and has always pursued learning more about her craft. Phyll has a special talent for stunning surface decoration, design, and glaze techniques. After using her leadership skills to promote the
Phyll (Emma P.) Klima has been a potter/ceramic artist for over 50 years. She has attended numerous ceramic workshops with nationally known artists and has always pursued learning more about her craft. Phyll has a special talent for stunning surface decoration, design, and glaze techniques. After using her leadership skills to promote the downtown Business Improvement District and the arts in Salina Kansas and teaching ceramics at the Salina Parks and Recreation her family moved to Topeka in 2017. We are fortunate to have her as part of our ceramic community and as an instructor here at Fire Me Up Ceramics.
See Phyll's work at- https://www.emmappottery.com
Damian LAster
Phyll (emma p.) Klima
Damian LAster
Damian Laster is a ceramic and multi-media artist who knows his glaze chemistry and is our studio manager. He has a long background in the arts and has attended various ceramic workshops with nationally known artists and is passionate about continued learning. He is pretty much a ceramic technique geek now and has studied ceramic educat
Damian Laster is a ceramic and multi-media artist who knows his glaze chemistry and is our studio manager. He has a long background in the arts and has attended various ceramic workshops with nationally known artists and is passionate about continued learning. He is pretty much a ceramic technique geek now and has studied ceramic education processes extensively with Monette Mark. Oh, he also teaches yoga and will remind you to breathe while pulling those tall pieces. You can see Damian’s work here in the studio.