ABOUT US

Felissa King (she/her) has always loved art, but jumped into 3D work with a BFA in sculpture in 2016.  After graduation, she began focusing on pottery as a member at BRICK Ceramic in Cleveland, prior to moving to Indianapolis and becoming a member at the Fountain Square Clay Center.  Her work centers around botanicals and her love of gardening, using sliptrailed underglaze and carving to create detailed illustrated surfaces.  In her free time, you can find in her yard working on a variety of projects, reading on her front porch, riding her scooter Daisy, or biking around Indianapolis.

Amanda Pennington (she/her received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Ceramics from Western Kentucky University (WKU) in May of 2016. Prior to graduation, Amanda worked as the summer clay intern at the Appalachian Center for Craft and as a ceramic technician at WKU. Following graduation, she continued her involvement in the craft school community by working as an Educational Assistant at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, as well as assisting at Penland School of Crafts. Amanda is now the co-owner of Yellow Door Ceramics Studio in Indianapolis, IN.

A teacher at heart, Sarah's teaching experience spans from wheel-thrown pottery, silversmithing, open-fire cooking/baking and yoga.  Sarah earned her BFA at Ball State University in 2008. Though her focus was in metalsmithing, she took all of the ceramics courses BSU offered; finding clay the perfect counter to the rigidity of metal.  Life brought her to work at Conner Prairie in 2012 where she began her decade-long journey as a potter; demonstrating and reproducing early 19th century pottery as well as teaching wheel-throwing classes in the modern studio.  She's currently a production potter at Gravesco Pottery.  When she's not working with clay, she's usually teaching, practicing or thinking about yoga.

Danielle is an Indianapolis-dwelling creative that is freshly back on the scene after the wild ride of becoming a mom! Offering experience in hand building and wheelthrowing, Danielle has taught a number of community art classes for children and adults (in Indiana and Arkansas!). You may remember her face from her time creating work and educational videos for AMACO! In her beginner wheelthrowing class, you can look forward to learning about ceramics as well as your own ability to take on challenges and growth creatively. (Not to mention colorful and bold surface decoration, interesting glaze techniques, and more.)

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Tracee has an extensive background in visual arts and has served years in the classroom as an art educator.  She has experience in wheel-throwing and hand-building, and has taught countless children, teens, and adults through her love for clay.  Her favorite things about ceramics are how forgiving the medium is, the ability to create something out of nothing, and how therapeutic the process is.  Inspired by botanicals and glaze experiments, Tracee looks forward to each piece coming out of the kiln to see how her creativity comes to fruition.

I'm a designer turned lawyer obsessed with ceramics. I love ice cream, dark chocolate, Indian food & all things delicious. I'm a distance runner and yoga-wannabe. I call Indianapolis home. I try to travel to a new place every year, but I don't forget to adventure locally. Catch me thrifting, at a coffee shop, in the courthouse, or behind the potters wheel!

Katya Reinhard (they/them) is a ceramicist based in Indianapolis who primarily focuses in altering wheel thrown vessels with handbuilt elements. Their work tackles the intricacies of human relationships expressed through natural formations and plant imagery. Katya graduated in 2021 from Herron School of Art and Design with a BFA in ceramics and a minor in art history.

Christina has always had a passion for art, trying different mediums and experimenting with them. It wasn’t until high school that she picked up clay and started hand-building. After taking a wheel throwing class in her second year of college, she began delving further into the world of ceramics. Valuing experimentation and exploration, she loves to try out different glazes and techniques in her work!

When she’s not in the studio, she enjoys exploring Indianapolis for new restaurants and stores to try out or snuggling with her cat at home!

Ray White (she/her) has always enjoyed working with her hands, making things and growing plants. Ray has worked as a product designer for 8 years and as a vegetable farmer for 12 years. When she began taking pottery classes in 2020, she absolutely fell in love with the process of throwing on the wheel. Ray primarily creates functional pottery, and finds happiness in bright, colorful designs.

She encourages you to bring your patience, willingness to practice,

and creativity to class, and hopes to see you soon!

Kalie Holdren is a ceramic artist and instructor based in Indianapolis, IN. She received a BA in Sculpture and Russian from the University of Notre Dame in 2014. She began teaching high school art while attending the University of Indianapolis, graduating in 2017 with a MAT degree. After teaching high school art for 5 years, she has transitioned to teaching ceramics around the city. Her current work focuses on handbuilt sculptures as vessels for sound.

When she’s not in the studio, she enjoys exploring Indianapolis for new restaurants and stores to try out or snuggling with her cat at home!