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About the Artist
ELVIRA DIAZ-OCAMPO
I am a self-taught artist/bi-lingual writer/poet originally from Laredo,
Texas. Some of the mediums I have worked with include: bottle
caps, cigar boxes, eggs, paper mache and ceramic tile. I am
inspired by my children, Daniel, Jennifer, Sarah and Stephanie;
Frida Kalho's art, and Tetecala Morelos, a rural town in Mexico
which I visited for 20 years.
I love to create things. Keeping our Mexican traditions alive is very
important to me. I try to do that through my work. One of my dreams
is to one day move to Mexico for a year to learn artesanias. Another
dream is to publish a novel.
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Accomplishments:
♦ First place winner of the 1999 Johnnie Harris Writing Award
in fiction for short story, "El Norte."
♦ Poem "Frida," published in 2003 San Jacinto College Lean
Seed Magazine.
♦ Costume research/constume assistant in 2003 production
of "Satyr 1100," a Greek play written by Carlos Diaz.
♦ Assistant Director in 2004 production of "Nuestras Vidas," a
play written by Manuel Nava Leal, which included her poem,
"My Time," as the opening poem.
♦ Her bottle cap jewelry has been displayed during the
holiday season in 2004 and 2005 at Talento Bilinque de
Houston Cultural Arts Center in Houston, Texas. www.
tbhcenter.org.
♦ Dia de Los Muertos" altar installation at Talento Bilinque de
Houston in November 2005.
♦ Feature artist for the "First Saturday in the Heights" in April
2006 at the Artful Corner, a gallery in the Heights for her
character cascarones.
♦ Feature artist for "Dia de Los Muertos" at Talento Bilinque
de Houston with installation dedicated to Frida Kahlo in
Novenber 2006.
MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Elvira is a member of Las Comadres, a nationwide internet
based organization for Latino women and is also a member of
the National Hispanic Professional Organization. She also
volunteers for various non-profit organizations in Houston.
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Contact Us
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Phone: 713-550-6554
E-mail: eocampo@eggscetera.com
sarah@eggscetera.com (webmaster)
stephanie@eggscetera.com (contributor)
Eggscetera workshop is located off I-45 @ Calvacade
near the Heights. All visits are by appointment only.
Thank you for visiting our website! We welcome your
feedback.
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