Empreinte
ordinaire & Particulière

Overwhelmed by the touch of clay and the power of the elements, atelier OMA gives meaning to gestures, creates value to time, tells a story of each object and is dedicated to share and convey the art of clay in daily life.

“And I don’t feel like I’m wasting my time since, precisely, the goal
I assigned to my creation is
clay to try to share, by means of the clay/earth, the emotions that
the Earth gives me every day.”

Jean Girel, La Sagesse du Potier / The Wisdom of the Potter

With a sensitive approach of the clay and a deep awareness of all the elements, I devote my heart, my energy and my soul into imagining and crafting simple, essential, everyday objects, ultimately ordinary objects of great essentiality, profoundly ordinary but crafted with great care and attention, to give them a dimension that I hope is special.



The Collections created entirely by my hands in small batches are made of stoneware or porcelain, known as high temperature clays. They are turned on a potter’s wheel or shaped by hands, sometimes decorated or “sculpted” before a the first firing. Then I devote all my energy to create vibrations with my glazes through a gesture as precise as it is instinctive. Each of my glazes is the result of a long process of personal research. The last high temperature firing will freeze this vibrations, this imprints, forever in clay, telling a unique story of the matter.

I never forget that the 4 elements: earth, water, air, fire and above all : time , long time, helps with the creation of these imprints. Working with the earth is a daily lesson in humility and humanity. Through my creations, I seek to leave an ordinary yet unique imprint, and every day I embrace the dream of supporting alongside restaurants, homes and people who honor and respect nature, earth and clay.
Welcome to my world.
-Alice-