CATCH this Egg Cup Birdie if you can!...

And another fun Spring-themed Collector's Catch piece has just popped up on my website! GO TO my Website to see details and be sure to click on the image for more views and descriptions. Please send me an email if you'd like to adopt this sweet, one of a kind bluebird candy cup, and later I will update the page to reveal who caught this feathered friend!....

Thanks again for looking!
~ Johanna
CONTACT: johanna@johannaparkerdesign.com

UPDATE!.. Another great collector friend of mine, Janet in California, caught this piece just 30 minutes after posting it!... Thank You so much!... Stay tuned for a couple more Collector's Catch pieces to appear later this week. Thanks for looking!

Scenes from the Spring Fling!...

For those of you who would like a peek at this weekend's festive Spring Fling event here in Denver, I have a treat for you!...JP and I took lots of pictures to document the show and share with you. And how fortunate we were to have a great turnout of spring shoppers eager to see all the latest treasures. Thank you to all who marked your calendars and made a special trip to come by and see us. Luckily, the weather was a delight all weekend, and the warm sun, pouring through the historic Phipps Tennis Pavilion's glass ceiling, kept our cheeks rosy for hours on end. Enjoy the photos below! ~ Johanna

*PS... Online collector friends: Mark your calendars for this coming Saturday March 21st when I will be hosting a Spring Web Sale on my website featuring a fun collection of both my originals and a nice variety of Signed Reproduction Collector's Sets for you to choose from! For specific details on the sale start time and more, please email me to join my mailing list: johanna@johannaparkerdesign.com


* A wide image of the left side of my booth displaying a fun assortment of my spring designs...


*A whimsical butterfly clip perches on a sweet feather tree...


* That's me in my spring garb!...


* Sweet bunnies and birds from my new line of Bethany Lowe Spring designs patiently wait to meet their new owners...


* There's my cutie-pie hubby wearing his festive spring shirt...


* Another glance at my spring display. Illustrated candy boxes hang from clothespins on a pink tinsel garland while spring party hats hover atop an old window screen...


* A peek at my new beach line offered through Primitives by Kathy... Papier mache sand pails and sea gulls complement each other...


* A quick snap of me ringing up a sale taken from the Pink Attic Cat's booth next door...


* A view from outside reveals this lovely 1932 structure where we all played store for the weekend! You can see the glass roof peeking up above the barn-like brick structure...


* A delicious lunch, created by the tasteful Erica McNeish who offered a scrumptious variety of edibles for shoppers all weekend!...


* A trio of my spring party hats add a festive flare to the scene!

*ALSO* Keep a look out this week for a few new Collector's Catch pieces to pop up on my website! Good luck & thanks for looking :)
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Countdown!...

Well, the Spring Fling is just around the corner, and I'm not quite ready just yet ~ story of my life!... JP and I spent several days rearranging our basement and creating a larger space for me to spread out my product inventory, shipping boxes and packing materials. It looks like a warehouse down there, but I am grateful to have the space! We've been unwrapping my latest spring reproduction designs, inspecting each one, and I have been signing each collectible, one by one. Little by little, I'm able to pack them away in preparation for this weekend's show. There's so much to consider like what props to bring, fabrics to dress the tables with and other adornments to make it just right. I wish I had weeks to think about it, but I just really began thinking about it all today!... Yikes! Well, with any luck, things will look festive on Saturday. Stay tuned for more photos from this weekend's show!

~ Johanna



PS.. Hope you all enjoyed my latest Collector's Catch piece!... Congrats to Deb for snagging this unique bird pictured below. Luckily, I created a few more standing birds, each unique and up for adoption this weekend. Come early for the best pickings!

CATCH the birdie if you can!...

Finally, a new Spring-themed Collector's Catch piece just popped up on my website! GO TO my Website to see details and be sure to click on the image for more views and descriptions. Please send me an email if you'd like to adopt this sweet, one of a kind blue bird, and later I will update the page to reveal who caught the birdie!....

Thanks again for looking!
~ Johanna
CONTACT: johanna@johannaparkerdesign.com

UPDATE!.. A great collector friend of mine, Deb in Pennsylvania, caught this piece just a few hours after posting it!... Thank You!... I'm so glad you checked as you never know what you may catch! For those of you hoping to catch a special one of a kind in the future, remember to click "Follow this Blog," at left and your Blogger Dashboard will update each time I create a new post. It's a great way to keep up with any new surprise Collector's Catch pieces, and a way to show your support and interest in my folk art as well :)



© 2009 Johanna Parker Design * Spring bluebird is the property of Johanna Parker and may not be used without permission.

Preparing for Spring!...

I know it's been a little while since I posted, and I can explain :) I have been super busy sculpting and painting a new collection of one of a kind spring originals for the 4th Annual Spring Fling Show here in Denver, and it's next weekend! It completely snuck up on me (as usual)! So, I need to get back at it, but just wanted to check in.... For those of you locals wanting a dose of spring fun, please stop by to say hi and see my latest designs. I will be debuting my new spring collection that I created for Bethany Lowe along with a fun beach-themed series of pieces that I designed for Primitives by Kathy. Of course, I'll have a cheerful variety of illustrated notepads in case you're running low, in need of fun little gifts or are just ready to add some whimsy to your list-writing practice!! I hope to see you soon! It will be a treat!

And to all of my online collector friends who cannot make this Colorado event, please check my website over the next couple of weeks for at least one or perhaps more new Collector's Catch pieces. And if all goes well, I may host a Spring Web Sale this month
as well. So stay tuned! Back at it....
~ Johanna


* That's me sketching ideas for patterns on candy containers and cups.....

* A bird in the works!.... Don't worry, I won't forget to paint in the eyes :)

* Paint paint paint is all I have been doing for days!.... I wish I were faster, but then I'd neglect the details that I enjoy adding to each original piece....

© 2009 Johanna Parker Design * Spring designs and photos are the property of Johanna Parker and may not be used without permission.
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