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About the Studio

Fire Me Up is an all-inclusive creative art studio located in beautiful downtown Cranford, NJ. We opened our doors in 2013, and we’ve been firing up creative fun ever since. Join us to paint pottery or canvas, fuse glass, decorate board art, or learn to throw clay on a pottery wheel. We offer many projects on a walk in basis, and also plan lots of great classes and workshops every month. Check out our events calendar to learn more, and sign up for a class!

Come as a group or on your own, whether you’re a novice or an expert, because our studio is the perfect place for creative play and fun! We can accommodate groups of 80+, and our open studio throughout the day requires no reservations. The price of items includes all the materials, studio time and firing. Items are priced individually and range from $8 & up. The average item is $25-35 and takes 1-2 hours to complete. Our glazes are non-toxic and food safe.

We are the ideal place for birthday parties, ladies’ night out, scouts gatherings, school field trips, art classes and more! We also have pottery-to-go, or we can even come to you for a special event!

 

About Our Staff

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Tammie

Owner
Pottery Wheel Instructor
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Tammie Ramos-Crispino

After leaving her high stress VP position at Goldman Sachs in NYC and taking some time as CEO of the Crispino household, Tammie opened Fire Me Up! Studio in Cranford, NJ in 2013. Tammie is also a certified life and business coach and her true passion lies in helping others find their purpose and creative outlet. In addition to running her studio, she teaches pottery wheel classes.

Her supportive approach to business also resonates in her nonprofit work. Tammie is a mentor for the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and her enthusiasm for reaching out to make a difference is reflected in fundraising activities for the YWCA, NJ Community Food Bank, Big Big World and most recently founder of Art for Puerto Rico, which raised over $25,000 for victims of hurricane Maria. She also hosts retreats and empowerment workshops throughout the US and Puerto Rico.

When she's not busy working, she loves spending time with her beautiful family and two adorable pups.

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Katrina

Studio Manager
Pottery Wheel Instructor
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Katrina

Katrina has been working at Fire Me Up! Studio for the past 5 1/2 years where she has worked many birthday parties, led try it classes, taught our kids mixed media and pottery wheel classes, led dozens of summer camps and more! Katrina loves working with kids and it shows. She is one of our pottery wheel instructors and especially likes teaching the pottery wheel and clay hand building summer camps. She is currently pursuing her BA in advertising with a minor in visual arts from Montclair State University. She also has prior experience reffing kids soccer games and volunteering at children’s hospitals. She has a passion for sharing her love of the arts through her easygoing, fun loving personality.

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Nicole

Mudroom Manager
Pottery Wheel Instructor
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Nicole

Nicole Elyse Zaboski is a local potter who has been studying pottery for over 20 years. She began her studies at a young age in high school. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University, she continued her pottery education by taking classes at the NY/NJ Academy of the Arts. While there, she was taught tile-making and throwing for 10 years by RISD master potter, Frank Bosco. After taking a break to get married and have a child, her longing for pottery lead her to sign up for classes at Fire Me Up Studio in Cranford. The student quickly transitioned to the teacher. As an Instructor, Nicole has blossomed as she shares her years of experience with brand new potters from all ages and backgrounds. Nicole endeavors to make every student she teaches fall in love with pottery while having as much fun as she does learning and making new creations.

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Kellyn

Pottery Wheel Instructor 
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Kellyn

Kellyn is a Board Certified Art Therapist and has over 20 years working with children and adults of all ages. She has a BFA from School of Visual Arts and MA in Art Therapy from NYU. She loves painting, drawing, and sculpture and has both shown and sold her work through galleries and privately. She loves teaching pottery and helping others explore different means of self expression!

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Jessica G.

Pottery Wheel Instructor 
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Jessica G.

Jessica is a life long artist who has been creating wheel thrown ceramics for the past 8 years. She earned her BFA from The Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, & has been teaching multiple art mediums for the past 15 years. Through her passion for experimenting with new ceramic practices such as her trademark tape resist designs, Jessica is able to pass on her enthusiasm for creating ceramics to her students during weekly classes at Fire Me Up Studio.

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Jess

Pottery Wheel Instructor 
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Jess Fiore

Jess is one of the wonderful instructors at Fire Me Up! Studio, where she has worked for over 5 and 1/2 years. She has her B.F.A. with a teaching certification for grades K-12, and an M.A. in Art History and Museum Education. Jess is a fabulous instructor, and totally rocks classes, camps, and events. She's super fun, spunky, and talented, and we are lucky to have her! We think you'll love her just as much as we do. She loves teaching pottery wheel and leading mixed media explorations with all of our students!

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Monika

Painting and Drawing Instructor
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Monika

Monika is a multimedia artist with experience working within the mediums of painting, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, clay, and ceramics. She holds a BFA in visual arts from Rutgers University and is pursuing her MA in art therapy at Caldwell University. With over 6 years of art teaching experience, she takes pride in her students’ work and encourages individual creativity while fostering a fun and safe environment for all.