"Rocío Heredia is an incredible, very fine and courageous person. But above all that, extremely talented. Rocío is graced with a unique, natural talent, and her love for the metal, radiates from each and every piece of her work.  Her determination and will to learn are unsurpassed. Few people possess the passion and excitement with which she approaches the metal. Rocío is truly a rare find and an artist with a great future".  
~ Valentin Yotkov, Member Society of American Silversmiths.   

        "Rocío  Heredia, another chasing guru, truly important for North America".
Charles Lewton-Brain, President, Canadian Crafts Federation/Federation Cannadienne des Metier d'Arts.

       "This is ART!"
~ Efrén Ordóñez, Master Painter.

   "Words can never say enough to emphasis the quality Rocío puts into her metals and forms and interactions with soul and media."
~ bpFINK, Master Sculptor.

   "It's all too desparately beautiful.  Heroic. I literally spent most of my teenage life in the Mediaeval Treasury at the Metropolitan Museum and in The Cloisters, and hangin' around Gothic churches on Fifth Avenue, and drowning in books of illuminations, icons, and especially metalwork. It was a feeling.  This feeling."
~ Robin the Hammer Ludwig, Master Goldsmith

     "This is the site for one of the most prominent interpreters of repoussed metalwork I know and who I have the pleasure of personally knowing. The beautifully refined craftsmanship of her work can only be compared to Rocio herself as it directly reflects the stupendous individual and artist that is Rocio. An individual who with a great deal of sweat and tears has overcome major obstacles in her life. She is a person who is beginning to transcend, already being recognized in the US and Europe... Unfortunately, a photograph does not do a work of art justice. My wish is that you will all someday find yourself right before this magnificent piece, so that you too not only have the opportunity to appreciate the work up close but, even more importantly so that you can experience and feel what I felt when standing before it. Rocio congratulations!"
~ José Antonio Palos-Cárdenas, Mexican Sculptor.

About Rocío Heredia

  
    Rocío Heredia / Photo: Mariana Figueroa

 Rocío Heredia is a self-taught artist of the contemporary Mexican generation. Her work reflects the evolving artistic and cultural traditions of Mexico, from the ancient Aztec and Teotihuacan societies to the complexities of the Spanish conquest, up to recent times. Ms. Heredia began her career in metal art by creating ornamental panels with religious subjects drawn from Catholicism and Judaism. Her mentor, Master Painter/Sculptor Efrén Ordóñez, provided support and inspiration, and collaborated with Ms. Heredia to create panels featuring painted human figures. Ms. Heredia’s early work was exhibited in a one-woman show, "Divine Inspiration," at the Loyola Cultural Center of Monterrey in May, 2001. Since then, Ms. Heredia has been the recipient of numerous recognitions and awards for skillful and passionately realized themes. She has studied with Valentin Yotkov in New York, and was the first recipient of the Valentin Yotkov Studio Scholarship. Ms. Heredia's works are in private collections in Mexico, the USA, Switzerland, Israel, Spain, Costa Rica and Italy. Currently, Ms. Heredia divides her time among metal art, professional website creation (Web-Mex), and graphic design. Ms. Heredia is a member of the Council for Arts and Culture of Nuevo León, the Society of American Silversmiths, and the Society of North American Goldsmiths.  She holds a degree in Psychology from  the

 Regiomontana University of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Ms. Heredia uses the traditional metalsmithing techniques of chasing and repoussé in high relief to create fully detailed icon covers, Judaica, and figurative art designs on fine silver, copper, gold and tin. Currently she experiments with 24k gold fusion, textures and patinas. Crucial to Ms. Heredia’s work is the unusual way in which she has turned a physical handicap into a creative advantage. Suffering from visual impairment, she uses the sense of touch as a basic tool whose effectiveness is evinced by her finely-detailed, highly-wrought surfaces.

Artist's Statement

Special Thanks to:  Dr. Dionisio Ángel Galarza Delgado, Dr. Juan Homar Páez Garza and Dr. Luis Vidaurri Leal.

Awards:

Fred de Vos Studio Scholarship, Il Chiostro, Venice, Italy, 2005
Dorothy MacKenzie Annual Purchase Award, 2004. Bowling Green State University, B.G., OH
The purpose of this annual award is to purchase an outstanding artwork for the Dorothy MacKenzie Collection of Jewelry and Metalwork, in Bowling Green State University’s permanent collection.
Metalwerx First Artist in Residence Award/Grant 2003, Waltham, MA
3rd. Place BTDesign Master of the Year 2001 Award, 2nd. Best Artworks & 2nd. Best Artsite, Faenza, RA, Italy
Valentin Yotkov Studio Scholarship. 2001, Brooklyn, New York.
 

Following her awards in 2001, Ms. Heredia began her ongoing collaboration with BTDesign Art Gallery, interviewing guest artists and evaluating sculptors for the Master Annual Art Award. Her interviews with prominent artists can be viewed at www.rocioheredia.com/interview

Teaching:

Ms. Heredia has offered workshops in repousse and other techniques at the Stockton Jewelry Arts School, in Stockton, CA; Metalwerx, Waltham, MA; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH;  Dolores Valenza Studio, New York, NY; and Custom Design Metal Arts Studio, Ocala, FL. She has taught private classes and workshops on her Chasing and Repoussé technique in Mexico and abroad since 1997.

Private Collections: Bill Roberts (USA) Efrén Ordóñez Villalobos (Mexico) Mr. David Kenig (Israel) Tom P. Muir (USA) Dolores Valenza (USA) Tevel Herbstmann (USA) Charlene Fink (USA) Mrs. Graciela Ríos de Fernández-Ruiloba (Mexico) Don Ricardo Cantú Leal (Mexico) Dr. Alex Heuberger - Projekte Mexico (Switzerland) Mrs. Celina Morales de Salomó (Spain) Ari Telch (Mexico) Public Collections: School of Art, Bowling Green State University, Ohio Metalwerx Jewelry/Metalarts School, Massachussets Valentin Yotkov Studio, New York Society of American Silversmiths, Rhode Island

Rocío Heredia  / Il Chiostro, Venice.

Professional Affiliations:

Cultural Information System / National Council for the Culture and the Arts CONACULTA
Council for the Arts and Culture of Nuevo León CONARTE
Society of American Silversmiths SAS
Society of North American Goldsmiths SNAG
Nuevo Leon Visual Artists Guild

Publications

.:: My work and biography were published in the textbook ¡De una Vez! A College Course for Spanish Speakers  written by Fabián A. Samaniego, Francisco Rodríguez,  Nelson Rojas. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2008.
..:: Four of my works will be published in the new book "Los 7 pasos de la danza del comer. Cultura, género e identidades" written by the Dr. Marjorie Ross - President of The Costa Rican Women Writers Association. This book will be published by the University of Costa Rica  ::.
.::  An American Artisan Online Magazine. Artisan Gallery:  Rocio Heredia Metalworks ::. Summer 2007, Pages 10-11. By Roger G. Bradley, Owner/Editor.
.::  Artist Spotlight Rocio Heredia, Metalsmith/Repousse Artist ::. Metal Artist Forum Volume I Number 3 April 2007.
.::  Interview with Rocío Heredia  ::. 
.::  SNAG News, Fred de Vos Wax Workshop in Venice 2005 Scholarship. February 2006 ::.
.::  SNAG News, Collage of the Arts Exhibition, September 2005 ::.
.::  SNAG News, Dragon Slayer Cover, 2005::.
.::  Feature Artist / Webmistress - Preferences The Best of the Best, January 2005 ::.
.::  SNAG News, Dorothy MacKenzie Annual Purchased Award 2004, September 2004 ::.
.::  Book cover ~ Dragon Slayer written by Christopher Cookson, July 2004 ::.
.::  Art-Atlas.net - Hot Artlink of the Month, January 2004 ::.
.::  Bowling Green State University - School of Arts News  ::.
.::  SNAG News, Recipient of the First Metalwerx Artist-in-Residence Award 2003 ::.
.::  Feature Artist - Free-Art.org, Veneto, Italy, July 2003 ::.
.::  Site of the Month - El Restaurador / Spain, Spring 2003 ::.
.::  Artiste D'Mon and Interview by Silverio Pantalla, Widemag::.
.::  Feature Artist  - Talento Categoria Manuale - NTO.it , Italy, November 2002 ::.
.::  Best of the Week - Art  - Ponteiro - Guia de Informações, Brazil, October 2002 ::.
.::  Feature Art Site ArtLinkWarehouse ::.
.::  Interview with Rocío by Mariana Figueroa - El Norte Newspaper - Vida ! ::.
.::  Orchid Jewelry Creation Gallery ::.
.::  Art-Atlas.net - Site of the Month ::.
.::  Online Exhibition - Polvo Magazine & E-Zine ::.
.::  Ironews.com - Live from the City of Angels ::.
.::  Feature Artist - Global Art Gallery  ::.
.::  Feature Blacksmith - Iron News,  Italy ::.
.::  Permanent Exhibition - BTDesign Art Gallery - Italy ::.
.::  Guest Artist of the month December 2001 - Solo Exhibition BTDesign Art Gallery ::.
.::  Online Exhibition elnorte.com ::.
.::  Interview with Rocío Heredia - El Norte Newspaper - Sierra Madre ::.
.::  Online Interview with Rocío  by Mariana Figueroa - elnorte.com ::.
.::  Interview with Rocío by Mario Prado Cabrera - El Porvenir Newspaper - Cultural ::.

History

Drawing Classes with Master Enrique Elias, La Pergola House of Culture of San Nicolas. 2007- Currently.
Graphic Arts: Printmaking Classes and Silkscreen Serigraphy classes. Monterrey, Nuevo León,  2005-2007.
Private Classes  with Bill Roberts, Ornamental Metalsmith, FL. November 2005.
Private Classes with Dolores Valenza, New York, Fall 2005.
Designing Jewelry in Wax Workshop with Fred de Vos, Venice, Italy, October 2005.
Feature Artist/ Webmistress Preferences - The Best of the Best, January 2005
 I am pleased to say one of my artworks " Saint George and the Dragon "  is published on the new book cover .::  Dragon Slayer ::. written by Christopher
 Cookson, published by Cookson Books, July 2004.
 Dorothy MacKenzie Annual Purchase Award from Bowling Green State University, Spring 2004.
 Private Classes with Dolores Valenza, NYC, December 2003.
 Private Classes with Christine Quiriy, October 2003.
"Fold Forming" Workshop with Anne Larsen Hollerbach, November 2003.
"Crocheting with Wire" Workshop with Joan Dulla, October 2003.
Jewelry Classes with Jenn Mank, October - December 2003.
Jewelry Classes with Ann Cahoon, Fall 2003.
 Wax Carving Classes - Private Classes with Sumner Silverman at Martha's Vineyard, MA, October 2003.
Artist in Residence at Metalwerx - October/December 2003.
Artist D'Mon - Widemag Magazine. Interview by Silverio Pantalla, December 2002.
Feature Artist  - Talenti - NTO.it , Italy, November 2002.
Best of the Week - Art,  Ponteiro - Guia de Informações, Brazil, October 2002.
Feature Artist Art Link Warehouse - 2002.
Painting Classes taught by Master Artist Dolores Valenza in New York, August 2002.
Marketing for Artists Workshop and Jewelry Classes taught by Master Karen Christians in Woburn, MA, USA at Metalwerx Jewelry & Metalsmithing School, July - August 2002.
Rocío Heredia - Site of Month / Site du Mois  Art Atlas L' Annuarie de l'Art   Paris, France - May 2002.
Ironews.com - Headlines - BTDesign Masters of 2001 announced!
Web Design Intensive Workshops I and II taught by César Gutiérrez, Web Trainer in Monterrey, N.L. March and April 2002.
Winner of the 3rd. place for the Master of 2001 Award and the 2nd. place  for Best Artworks and 2nd. Best Artsite. BTDesign Art Gallery, January 2002. view  Award >>
I was an international evaluator for the 2001 and 2002 edition of Surreal Web Awards Galleries/Design Awards and Site of the Year.  
Solo Exhibition - Guest Artist of the month at the BTDesign Art Gallery , Faenza, Italia  December 2001. 
Repoussé and Hand Embossed Metals Workshop, October 2001 at the Stockton Jewelry Arts School, Stockton, California - Article about the Workshop at IroNews.com 
Exhibition at the " Galleria Incognita "  October   2001 - Carlsbad, California.
I was invited to speak to design and ceramics students of San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California.  I showed examples of my pieces and explained the process of the techniques I utilized. October 2001.
Web Designer since April 2000. Featured Artist at IroNews.com
Workshop Ornamental Chasing / Repoussé, Valentin Yotkov Studio in New York, N.Y., U.S.A. - June 2001.
Solo Exhibition "Divine Inspiration " >> Loyola Cultural Center of Monterrey, A.C. - May  2001
Master Efrén Ordóñez and me worked altogether in the Piece: Virgen María - May 2001.
Teacher of private classes of my own metalwork techniques of Chasing and Repoussé since January 1998.
I worked during two years in a Psychotherapy Clinic with Children with low IQ., also in the area of Psychodiagnosis. I operated during six years at my own Day Care Center - "My Little World", with Kids from 2 months to 5 years old.
Graduated: Psychologist at .::  Regiomontana University  - UR ::.  Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
I studied Elementary School and High School at Anglo Español School, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. 

.::  Mujeres en el Arte - Expo Tour ::. Collective Exhibition. Corredor del Arte (Torre Administrativa), Santa Catarina, Nuevo León. March 6- April 6, 2008.
Casa de la Cultura La Pergola - Collective Art Show at the Theater of the City of San Nicolás, San Nicolás, Nuevo León. December 2007.
Garden Gallery Art Show "A Fusion of Art and Nature" Dallas, Texas - May 2007.

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Recent Pieces:

.::  Elixir of Life  ::. Fine Silver/24K Gold
.::  Hanuman ::.
.::  Saint George and the Dragon ::. Dragon Slayer
.::  Madonna ::.
.::  Saint George and the Dragon  ::. Copper, bees wax and patina
.::  Fall ::. Fine Silver/24 K Gold
.::  Fallen Apples  ::.
.::  Candle holder  ::. Fine Silver/24 K Gold
.::  Shalom ::. 8 cm. X 10 cm. Tin and brass.
.::  Self Portrait ::. 7 cm. X 8 cm.
.::  Erosion  ::.  7 cm. X 8 cm.
.::  Calla lillies 1, miniature ::.
.::  Cerro de la Silla y el Obispado ::.
.::  Erosion II ::.
.::  Saint George and the Dragon miniature ::.
.::  Calla lillies ::. 
.::  Karen's Shell ::. 
.::  The Triumph of the Hero ::.
.::  Shalom II ::.

Rocío Heredia / Photo: Heath Satow Studio

Projects:

Returning to study in Florida .

Contact the Artist:

Rocío Heredia, designer metalsmith. Rocío lives and work in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico.
Address in the USA:
1211 San Dario P.M.B. 496,
Laredo, Texas, 78040,  U.S.A.

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Artist To Artist by Rocío Heredia.

To read the Interviews visit the next link >> 

2007

Beto Frías, Painter. México.

2006

Ari Telch, Actor. México.

2005

 Biography of Esteban Fekete, Artist/Painter, (Hungary)
Ari Telch, Actor. México.

2004

Dolores Valenza, Master Painter/Sculptor, USA.
Miguel Martino, Sculptor, Argentina/Mexico.
Miguel Ángel Dávila, Painter, Mexico/USA.
Ari Telch, Mexican Actor.
Roxanna Castellanos, Mexican Actress.
Mauricio Pichardo, Dramatist/Author - 3 times Awarded as the Best Author in Mexico.
Interview with Jerzy Kêdziora, Sculptor - Poland.

2003

Zara Manucharian, Artist - Yerevan, Armenia. March.
Karen Musick, Surrealist Painter- Texas, USA. April.
Ludwig Haas, Sculptor - Feldbach, Austria. May.
Michel Vermeleun, Painter - Verdun, Quebec, Canadá. June.
Ari Telch, Latinoamerican Actor - México. June.
Master Giuseppe Tampieri, Contemporary Italian Master - Faenza, Ravenna, Italia. July. - Soon!
Miguel Cortez, Painter - Chicago, Illinois, EUA. June.
Robert Belgrad, Sculptor - USA September.
Raul Valladares, Silversmith - La Habana, Cuba. December.

2002

Valentin Yotkov, Bulgarian Master Silversmith - Bulgaria/New York, USA - February.
Christopher Raingem, Cookson Painter and Poet - Kansas, USA - March .
Susanne Iles, Painter and Writer - Canadá - April .
Joseph Dosio, Sculptor - New York, USA - May.  
Domènec Fita, Master Painter - España - June.
Heath Satow, Sculptor - California, USA - July.
Silvia Vera Guevara, Painter - Argentina - October.  
Ari Telch, Mexican Actor, Mexico - November.
Vladimir Hristov, Painter - Amsterdam, Netherlands -  December.

1999 Efrén Ordóñez, Contemporary Mexican Artist - Monterrey, NL, Mexico,  August 1999.

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Web Design | Portfolio:

http://www.rocioheredia.com
I am the Founder/Owner of Web-Mex.com - Web Design & Programming Studio.
.::  Valentin Yotkov, Designer Silversmith::.
.::  Bill Roberts, Ornamental Metalsmith - Custom Design Metal Arts Studio ::.
.::  Dolores Valenza, Figural Painter, Sculptor ::.
.::  Diana Mirella Estrada, Artista Visual ::.
.::  TAM Designs by Teresa Anita Masters, Jewelry Artist ::.
.::  Ari Telch,  Actor ::.
.::  HC Consultores - Consulting Firm ::.
.::  "Fundidora" Ice Rink ::.
.::  La Mecedora Art School & Gallery ::.
.::  The Book of Telling ~ Sharona Muir ::.
.::  Telch Productions ::.
.::  Heredia's Sports Tennis & Racquetball ::.
.::  Mexican Racquetball Federation ::. Listed in the "Directory of the Mexican Government"
.::  Cassandra Fink, Multi-Media Artist ::.
.::  Efren Ordóñez, Contemporary Mexican Painter::.
.::  K-Nino ® ::.
.::  Contemporary Arts in Mexico - Arts Magazine ::.
.::  Sylvia Ordoñez and Arturo Marty, Mexican Painters::.
.::  Nuevo León State Racquetball Association ::.
.::  Excímer Laser and Vision Correction Procedures ::.
.::  Synice.net ::.
.::  Alamiah Body Oils ::.
.::  Ann Biederman, Goldsmith ::. HTML hand coding, Programming, Website Promotion.
.::  Punta Cristalinas Marine - Services for the lovers of water skiing & bass fishing ::. HTML hand coding, Programming, Website Promotion. Webmaster since 2006.
.::  Cabalgando.net - Horseback Riding in Mexico ::. HTML hand coding, Programming, Promotion. Webmaster since 2006.
.::  Gallito Restaurant ::.
.::  Fammy Shoe Store ::.
.:: Telch Productions Site 2::.
.::  David Monroe Photography ::. HTML hand coding, Programming, Form Mails, ASP Guestbook.
.::  Espacio Arquitectura - Architecture Firm based Monterrey, Mexico::.
.::  Andy Cavazos, Mexican Painter/Muralist ::.
.::  IGGSA ~ Industrias García ::.
.::  MELCSA  ~ Industrial Automation ::.
.::  Erin Stephens-North ::.
.::  Guillaume Leunens, the painter of the night::.
.::  Moxie Photographic Studios ::. HTML hand coding, Programming, Form Mails, ASP GuestBook.
.::  Salvador Díaz::.
.::  Fred de Vos - Community/Linkspage ::. programming of the vertical scroll of the Linkspage
.::  Innovational Iron' Guestbook ::.
.::  Della Terra Studios' Guestbook ::.
.::  Hipnosis Razari ::.
.::  Estrada Navarro & Associates ::.  

Webmaster:
Marina Punta Cristalinas
Descorp de México, S.A.
MACSA. - Maquinados Cavazos, S.A.
Heath Satow, Sculpure and Architectural Elements. - Web Promotion.

Design Grafica e Flash
Official Logo for the Mexican Racquetball Federation & Racquetball National Team
Graphics for Ganoksin
Logos for Free Art. Italy
Graphics and Flash logos for BTDesign Art Gallery, Italy
Flash Logos for Master Giuseppe Tampieri, Italy
JLM Design - by Jennifer Mank     
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