Director

Hello Everyone! My name is Alicia R. Paparo. I have been a resident of the Texas Hill Country since 1996. I am based in Wimberley, Texas.

I am a self-taught photographer and artist.

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I got my first film camera around nine years old. I spent so many evenings photographing sunsets. Almost ten years later, in September of 2011 my aunt came for a visit and we decided to go play bingo at the local VFW. The largest prize there is $500, on the last play of the night. The chances of getting bingo were 52 numbers that night and the very last two number were exactly the numbers I needed. I won the $500 and new exactly how I was going to spend it. I bought myself a Nikon Coolpix P500 digital camera. From there I began to learn digital photography. I soon realized that photography was a passion of mine. In 2016 I upgraded to a DLSR. There is a lot more to say on the subject but I will stop here. Meet me in person and we can talk about it.

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Art started for me when I was a small child. I was always drawing and coloring pictures for people. 2020 Is when things really started to take off for me. I'd been practicing Pyrography (art of burning designs in wood etc.) for a while. A fun art form that seemed to come naturally. I had a few big orders for Christmas 2020. That seemed to launch me in to a whole new chapter of creating. I've started burning designs on felt hats. I've also started painting recycled saw blades as well as doing so much more.

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In 2024 I discovered Wimberley Valley Art Bazaar and felt strongly that this was exactly what I was looking for. A new place to reach more customers and meet new people. That feeling turned out to be accurate. It was a group of welcoming people and I fit in with them.

Now I have taken over the Art Bazaar and will be working to continue to grow this idea of a community of artists!