Celebrate Halloween Magazine!

I am excited to announce that there is a new magazine that celebrates the warmth and whimsy of Halloween! It's called Celebrate Halloween by Phyllis Hoffman of Hoffman Media, and they graciously feature my Halloween products throughout! It is a beautiful issue filled with rich photography and absolutely zero ads, so you can enjoy perusing the articles and photos from cover to cover without interruption. I just received my copy from the editor and have been pouring over it ever since! Please take a peek at my features below, and I urge you to find yourself a copy for your Halloween library! :) ( And thank you Phyllis Hoffman for the opportunity to share my Halloween delights with your readers! )
~ Johanna




* How exciting! A full page featuring various products from my new Halloween line! To order your own, visit my Source Page for various vendors offering my designs...


* I spot a couple of my party hats, topping off the festivities for this Trick or Treat Party feature...


* Another thrill to see my owl treat bowl and striped vase styled for the season! Visit my Source Page to adopt these for yourself!...

* Halloween folk art designs © Johanna Parker Design
* Images © Hoffman Media

Halloween Smiles in a Box!....

I know fall is approaching when the big boxes start to arrive! This year, it was a thrill to unpack my new line of Halloween reproductions, offered by Bethany Lowe Designs. By the end of the evening, packing paper was scattered all about like over-sized confetti, and JP took a few photos of me playing in it! I cleared my storage shelves in anticipation and started lining them with this year's collection. I too snapped a few photos to share in hopes to spark your interest and passion for Halloween! Now that these fun Halloween characters are here, I will be signing them and preparing them for their debut at this year's Halloween Trunk Show in Denver. Whatever is left will be looking for a home, so please join my e-mailing list for that update in hopes to snatch a signed Halloween collectible or two!

~ Johanna


* That's me, knee-deep in a tall shipping box! My bat and owl vase characters peer out for a Halloween hello!...


* My Halloween reproductions line shelves in anticipation for an upcoming Halloween Trunk Show...


* My owl candy bowl is one of my favorites! How festive they all look together!...


* Spook Cat candy containers look like they are all whistling a Halloween tune!...


* My trio of treat buckets grin and look forward to being filled with the season's sweets...


* Me again, laughing at the silliness of standing in a packing box...

And for those of you anxious to acquire one of these Halloween designs now, you can visit my Source Page of online vendors who offer my collectible products.

As always, THANK YOU for your interest in sharing my festive designs with your family and friends! I appreciate it and truly hope to spread my whimsical cheer, year after year!

Celebrate365 Interviews Me....

Just last month, Connie Porcher of Celebrate365 (The Premier Magazine for the Year-Round Ornament Collector) contacted me for an artist interview!... I was thrilled for the opportunity to share my Halloween collectibles with her readers and also honored to be amongst many others selected as "some of America's best-known folk artists"...! Thank you Connie! :) Well, I just received my issue, and what a treat! Not only am I in there, but many of my Halloween artist friends are in there as well. Each artisan is asked the same questions, and it's fun to see all of our unique responses. Whimsical images of Halloween folk art fill the pages, and there is even a feature story on one of my very first Halloween art collectors, Sharon Johnson! My friend Matthew Kirscht's Halloween imagery is painted across the cover as well, so it's a pleasure to be a part of this collectible journal.

For those of you serious collectors out there, Celebrate365 is a must-have as it features today's holiday folk artists, ornament designers and the means to contact these creative folks. Again, I'm honored to be a part of this season's issue. :)
~ Johanna


* A snipit from my article... The JOL now resides with Jason Walcott & the owl candy bowl will be available thru Bethany Lowe Designs next year!... Click on the image to see my full interview!....


* A fun grouping of my various Halloween creations appearing in Celebrate365...The JOL ornament is available thru Primitives by Kathy, and the other originals happily live in my collectors' homes across the country!...

NOTE: Celebrate365 is published four times a year, and the issues cover ornament lines from A to Z, along with collectible holiday art. Each issue offers information about both contemporary and vintage styles. www.celebrate365.com