Paula Parker, Owner

Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker, owner of Paula Parker Designs, Austin, Texas, today announced the unveiling of a new series of art at Beyond the Red Door boutique and interior design studio in Round Rock. Paula will also be at Beyond the Red Door on Thursdays between 6PM and 8PM. During this time Paula and Ginger Huggins (owner of Beyond the Red Door Boutique) will spend time getting to know Ginger’s special clientele

“The warm and bright colors in Paula’s newest art piece “Nature Collage 24″ created an ideal complement to the vivid fall colors currently coming into the store” said Ginger Huggins, owner, Beyond the Red Door boutique and studio, located at 106 South Mays Street, in the historic downtown shopping district of Round Rock, Texas, just north of Austin.

Meet Paula Parker at Beyond the Red Door on Thursdays between 6PM and 8PM.

Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker, Owner of Paula Parker Designs, Austin Tx

Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker, owner of Paula Parker Designs, Austin, Texas, today announced the unveiling of a new series of “Small Art” at Beyond the Red Door boutique and studio in Round Rock.

Paula Parker has spent the better part of the last 20 years as a professional designer and artist. She specializes in her self-created art form called “plaster mache sculpture” and mixed media using antique texts and documents as the basis for her pieces. Her art has a vivid, mysterious quality that is simultaneously ancient and timeless in tone.

“This new series of small art by Paula Parker makes a big impact on everyone who sees it,” said Ginger Huggins, owner, Beyond the Red Door boutique and studio, located at 106 South Mays Street, in the historic downtown shopping district of Round Rock, Texas, just north of Austin.

“I enjoy creating art that takes the viewer to another time and place,” said Parker. “While it would seem like my larger pieces have an easier time transporting the viewer, I find that small art has a special way of drawing in the viewer, forcing them to concentrate on the work at a level not often achieved with larger formats. You almost have to stare and meditate on the art, and that extra time spent makes the small art even more powerful than you might think at first.”

Parker’s series of six small art pieces range in size from 3.5” x 4.25” hand-dyed paper on glass bowls ($79) to 11.5” x 11.5” plaster mache sculptures ($300). The artwork will be on display and available for sale at Beyond the Red Door (boutique phone: 512-246-9908). Parker is also available for commissions.

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Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker, owner of Paula Parker Designs, Austin, TX, promises to bring a lively, variety of original art displays to the Metrocon 08, Interior Design Trade Expo/Convention in Dallas, Texas this week. The event runs Thursday through Friday, Aug. 14 -15, 2008 and draws hundreds of interior designers, decorators artists, art dealers, art investors and distributors from all over the world.

Metrocon is the nation’s largest regional trade show for the Interior Design industry, merging three professional organizations including the Texas Chapter of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and The International Interior Design Association of Oklahoma.

“I am excited to spotlight the new Paula Parker Designs publication Art in Austin… the registry (Volume One),” said Parker. “I also plan to exhibit the original canvas art of Austin Artist ‘Matchi,’ including a Stevie Ray Vaughan portrait, of which I have posted on our website at: http://www.paulaparkerdesigns.com, she said. Attendees will enjoy original 3D artwork from her “Prologue” collection, which is also located at Parker’s website.

Paula Parker Designs Art showing at Metrocon 08:
1. Prologue 36 Inch Square -Hand-Dyed Paper on Wood.
2. Prologue with Prologue – Hand-Dyed Paper on Wood.
3. Prologue with Pear – Hand-Dyed Paper on Wood.
4. Prologue Square 1 – Hand-Dyed Paper on Wood.
5. Prologue with Roses…. (hand-dyed paper on wood and plaster mache floral sculpture)
“The Prologue collection incorporates graphic imagery and text from historical antique documents as well as excerpts from my upcoming novel,” she said. “The novel is one I hope to have adapted for screenplay, reminiscent of Forrest Gump.”

The original canvas art of Austin Artist Matchi to be showcased at the Metrocon 08, Interior Design Trade Expo includes:

Paula Parker Designs Showing at Metrocon 08: Matchi – original canvas art.

1. Dangerous Blonde

2. Belle

3. Wallflower

4. Standing Sunflower

5. Stevie Ray Vaughan

About Paula Parker Designs (www.PaulaParkerDesigns.com)

Paula Parker is a native Texan, born and raised in suburban Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing, Paula embarked on a career in retail store management with Foley’s Department Store and later, with Coach Leatherware where she gained practical experience in business management, design, advertising and publishing.

In 1992, Parker started her first design business, specializing in the decorative arts. In 2004, she relocated to Austin, Texas where she currently lives, and launched Paula Parker Designs while creating the decorative art collections, “Prologue” and “Plaster Mache Sculpture.” Parker’s most recent book Art in Austin is due this fall. “I am currently seeking sponsors to assist in funding of upcoming publications set for fall 2008, including Art in Texas…the registry (Volume One) and Art in Austin …the registry (Volume 2, winter 2008),” she said.

For info on how you can sponsor Paula Parker Designs and help promote artists in Austin, TX and America visit: www.PaulaParkerDesigns.com/.

ABOUT METROCON:

More than 3,500 Interior Designers, Facility Managers, Architects, Design Students, and other design industry members swarmed the Dallas Market Hall for METROCON 08 Expo & Conference, the largest regional show of its kind in the USA.

In a ground-breaking collaboration, the Texas / Oklahoma Chapter of IIDA [International Interior Design Association], the Dallas / Fort Worth Chapter of IFMA [International Facility Management Association], and the Texas Chapter of ASID [American Society of Interior Designers] come together to offer the largest regional design-related expo and conference in the USA.

A diverse array of several hundred exhibitors fill up more than 400 booths introducing the region’s booming design community to the latest and greatest in cutting-edge products and services. Exhibitors catered to the corporate, residential, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, and education design fields. To access the winners of the Pegasus Exhibitor Awards, visit the Press page of the official METROCON website, www.metrocon.info.

Along with the tradeshow, METROCON08 offered attendees dozens of continuing education classes ranging from project management to Sustainable Design to Accessibility to Interior Design Legislation.

A huge team of volunteers from the Texas Chapter of ASID, the Dallas / Fort Worth Chapter of IFMA, and the Texas / Oklahoma Chapter of IIDA executes METROCON08. For six years, the professional organizations have organized the conference as a service to their members. Income from the event goes back to the chapters to fund special educational and recognition programs, as well as scholarships and charities earmarked by the individual organizations. As a collective charitable gesture, last year the METROCON Committee offered attendees the opportunity to turn in their unused drink tickets, which resulted in a donation to the American Cancer Society.

PAULA PARKER DESIGNS

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Prologue with Pear 36″ x 12″ Hand-Dyed Paper on Wood Price:$900.00

Metrocon 08

August 14-15 Paula Parker Designs will be exhibiting at Metrocon 08, Interior Design Trade Expo/Convention in Dallas, Texas. Metrocon is the nation’s largest regional trade show for the Interor Design industry, merging three professional organizations including the Texas Chapter of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and The International Interior Design Association of Oklahoma

Paula Parker Designs has been invited to participate in temporary “DESIGN FINDS” juried exhibition space on 13^th floor of Dallas World Trade Center in the heart of the Dallas Market Center complex.

Paula Parker Designs registered with Technorati today joining millions of other bloggers Online in the Technorati directory. “We are currently looking for donors for my book featuring artists called, “Art in Austin…Volume 1 & II” coming out this fall and winter,” said Paul Parker, who is displaying modern art this week at the Metrocon ’08 , the region’s largerst interior design expo in Dallas, Tx (August 14-16, 2008).

For more info visit: www.PaulaParkerDesigns.com/

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Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker brings “Art of Austin” to the world.

Paula Parker is a native Texan, born and raised in suburban Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing, Paula embarked on a career in retail store management with Foley’s Department Store and later, with Coach Leatherware where she gained practical experience in business management, design, advertising and publishing.

In 1992, Paula started her first design business, focusing on decorative arts. In 2004, she relocated to Austin, Texas where she presently resides, and launched Paula Parker Designs while creating the decorative art collections, “Prologue” and “Plaster Mache Sculpture.”
The business has recently expanded into promoting regional artists through publication of Art In Austin . . . the registry.

Paula Parker Designs will be spotlighting Matchi canvas art at upcoming expo to interior design trade at METROCON 08 in Dallas, August 14-15 2008.

Be sure to visit Paula Parker Designs
for modern art collections

PROLOGUE COLLECTION (more)

]]> http://paulaparkerdesigns.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/paula-parker-designs-launches-blog/feed/ 0 gmcquade Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker brings "Art of Austin" to the world. http://paulaparkerdesigns.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/mayo-communications-retained-by-paula-parker-designs-to-promote-book-%e2%80%9cart-in-austin%e2%80%a6the-registry%e2%80%9d/ http://paulaparkerdesigns.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/mayo-communications-retained-by-paula-parker-designs-to-promote-book-%e2%80%9cart-in-austin%e2%80%a6the-registry%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:35:09 +0000 gmcquade http://paulaparkerdesigns.wordpress.com/?p=17 ]]> MAYO Communications has been hired to create a buzz for Texas firm, Paula Parker Designs

MAYO Communications has been hired by Paula Parker Designs, Austin, TX to promote a wide array of artwork and the native Texas entrepreneur’s books, as well as to help find sponsors for her upcoming publications. Her most recent book, Art in Austin…the registry (Volume One), is now available.

“After an extensive search, we finally found an agency we
believe will help us brand my design business and books,”
said owner Paula Parker. “I am currently seeking sponsors
 to assist in funding of upcoming publications slated for fall
2008, including Art in Austin...the registry (Volume 2) and
Art in Texas...the registry (Volume One).

MAYO communications’ niche is media
placement. Last week it managed an event
 that captured more than $1 million dollars
 in media placement for the Los Angeles
County Economic Development Corporation,
LAEDC, in LA.

August 14-15 Paula Parker Designs will be
exhibiting at Metrocon 08, Interior Design
Trade Expo/Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Metrocon is the nation's largest regional
trade show for the Interior Design industry.

“I will be presenting the new Paula Parker
Designs publication Art in Austin…
the registry (Volume One),” said Parker.

 She also plans to exhibit the original canvas
 art of Austin artist, "Matchi,” including a
Stevie Ray Vaughan portrait, as shown
on the website
(www.paulaparkerdesigns.com)
along with Paula Parker Designs original
3D artwork from her "Prologue" collection.
“The Prologue collection incorporates graphic
imagery and text from historical and antique
documents as well as excerpts from my
upcoming novel,” she said. 

The novel is one Parker hopes to have
adapted for screenplay, reminiscent
of Forrest Gump.

 MAYO Communications is a full service
entertainment and public relations firm
based in LA with bureaus in San Diego, 
New York and Bern, Switzerland.  

 For more about MAYO Communications
visit: http://www.mayocommunications.com
or call 818-340-5300. 

For more about Paula Parker Designs visit:
 www.paulaparkerdesigns.com.