She and her mother were vacationing in Portland, Oregon, and Stella received an offer through the Art Institute to teach at a large hacienda near Durango, Mexico.
[1] She told the Arizona Daily Star, "I am constantly keeping before me the thought that I must not be satisfied to stop for even one moment, but must be ever striving for greater attainments.
"[1] Roca primarily worked in watercolor and oils and exhibited in Omaha in 1923 and she was described by the Daily Star as: "A fascinating woman with her black hair forming a perfect frame for her rather oval face, a turquoise blouse leaded [sic?]
"[2] "Tucson has really an amazing number of interesting residents, I don't believe that I know of any other city of the same size which can boast of so many artists, musicians, poets - all manner of people who are thoroughly enjoyable."
Artists in Tucson who were engaged in work for the WPA in 1934 were Mark Voris, Lucy Drake Marlow, Louise Norton, and Roca.