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Comstock Magazine Art Exposed
Sacramento-based artist Alejandra Calderon co-owns Manjar Ceramics with her husband, Luis. Photo credit Sam Ithurburn. Courtesy of Alejandra Calderon Art Exposed: Alejandra Calderon Co-founder of Manjar Ceramics talks art, activism and entrepreneurship BACKQ&AAUG 30, 2018By Eva Roethler When Alejandra Calderon...
Ed Goldman: Alejandra Magaña wins national honors as ceramicist, businessperson
By Ed Goldman – Contributing columnist Oct 15, 2018, 11:30am EDT Alejandra Magaña (nee Calderon) is the owner of Manjar Ceramics, which she operates out of a very modest studio just off of C Street in downtown Sacramento. She lives...
Featured in Sacramento Home Magazine Spring Issue 2020
“The patterns in Mexican textiles communicate where the makers are from. Every town has a certain kind of pattern. We wanted to figure out how to translate those designs into our ceramics, but in a more abstract way.”
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Let's Talk Color
An aspect of our design is our desire for continued development of new colorful glazes. The process is challenging and trying at times, but the right combination of chemicals and heat produce bright, lively, rich colors that complement or...
An Ode To Workers-The Series
As we sit down and talk about the uncertainties that COVID-19 has brought on, we find ourselves thinking about loved ones during this time, comparing and contrasting our childhood and how different and similar our experiences are. We wanted to...