Behind the scenes at Majuno
Alexandra Carron has been working as a mosaicist-ceramicist for around fifteen years; she creates earthenware, sandstone, glass paste or marble wall decorations and flooring. She crafts her own earthenware potteries covering a broad range of 500 color shades. They are hand-thrown and manually glazed in her workshop located in Pigalle, in the heart of Paris.
Alexandra’s artworks are multifarious, from masterly wall decorations to light fixtures made up of porcelain rings luminaires. In addition, she conceived an ambitious project: a forest composed of mosaic pillars, named “Les Herbes Folles” (Wild Grasses).
She worked with prestigious brands like Chanel, Paul Smith or Pavillon Ledoyen. Alexandra also collaborated with public institutions, as the Necker hospital for which she created a mural.
For Majuno, she devised two ceramic trays gilded with gold leaf on a wooden base.
Why did you choose to work with ceramic clay?
I used to work in the entertainment industry and went on a trip to Bali where I discovered artistic craftsmanship. Once I was back in France, I began to learn by myself how to craft mosaics. And I began to craft my own earthenware potteries after staying in South Africa where such potteries were impossible to find.
How did you approach Majuno’s project?
My first inspiration –the one with prevailing cream tones– came to me after I fell in love with the work of a Colombian weaver. Concerning the willow green and turquoise one, I wanted to recreate stone’s mineral aspect as if my earthenware potteries were stones polished by the sea.
Temps d’élaboration :
- Pour 1m2 : 3 semaines