JPD Partners in Craft Presents:
Swee’Der Creations
JPD Partners in Craft * Swee’Der Creations + Johanna Parker Design * Artist Collaboration - A one of a kind, heart melting ceramic snowman container with peppermint candy buttons and a removable hat! What a charmer!!
This “31” Lunas and Ghosts ceramic plate is a black and white handmade delight from Swee’Der Creations + JPD!
This adorable full moon wall pocket vase by Swee’Der Creations, features Johanna’s sweet Luna face…
A flurry of unique bat ornaments gathered together!
A one of a kind ceramic Gus Ghost head perches atop a stack of Halloween coasters, doubles as a rattle and howls a Boo! Heather Parker’s clay characters are fun to hold and shake in hand.
Boo Rattle! A popular fave, Heather creates one of a kind JPD-inspired bat ornaments that double as spooky sweet rattles.
Heather monochromatic hand-painted plate scenes have haunting aesthetic …
A collection of Black and white one of a kind ceramic pieces for May’s Flower Moon!
Lovely group vignette of black & white ceramic pieces handmade from Swee’Der Creations in collaboration with Johanna Parker Design, each one of a kind!
JPD-inspired Luna Vases in black and white by Swee’Der Creations, each make a striking statement and double as vessels for a bouquet of fresh or dried flowers.
Valloween ceramic Bats from Swee’Der Creations + Johanna Parker, take hues of pink to new spooky sweeth heights!
Luna black and white handmade vases by Swee’Der Creations are each one of a kind, and completely unique!
Oooh wait, Luna’s been captured on a plate!!
One of a kind Swee’Der Creations wrapped vase featuring Johanna’s luna and bats!
One of a kind ceramic Halloween vases by Swee’Der Creations made in collaboration with Johanna Parker..
One of a kind 31 Halloween bat vase by Swee’Der Creations + Johanna Parker Design!
CERAMIST : Heather Parker
WHERE: Meriden, Connecticut
CRAFT: Hand built, hand sculpted, and hand painted ceramics
Heather Parker is a proud wife and stay at home mother of two wonderful kids. While she has always enjoyed making art, it wasn't until after the birth of her children that she rediscovered the joy of creating. Heather grew up in a household decorated with antiques and anthropomorphic pieces which has been a large influence in her artistic interests. Now, she expresses her creativity through working with clay, painting, baking, upcycling furniture and really anything that inspires her to try something new.
Her love for all things Halloween and vintage led her to JPD, and after years of admiring Johanna’s art, she purchased her first piece. The rest is history! More recently, she gave ceramics a try and what a journey of learning it has been! To help with her sculpting practice and glazing techniques, she referenced some of Johanna’s designs as a guide. Over time and with much practice, she was able to sculpt and capture features and began to understand the moodiness of her under glazes. Achieving her envisioned color palette has been a process of surprise and frustration to predict how the hues would evolve after her ceramics are fired and glazed. With more color practice and hands-on experience, she started to sculpt and create her own designs with growing confidence. From there, her handmade ceramic collections grew and she started Swee'Der Creations.
Through her artistic journey, Heather would reach out to Johanna to share peeks at her growing collection of older JPD reproductions, often manufactured through Primitives by Kathy. With an affinity for these past works, Heather made and shared a few personal ceramic pieces inspired by the like. Offering a few tips along the way, Johanna was smitten with Heather’s folksy whimsical style, and it was only natural to collaborate on some one of kind pottery pieces that captured the spirit and style of both artists!
Heather draws her inspiration from many other folk artists, her Mother’s love for Holt Howard, and mother nature, which spurs her creativity. All pieces are made with a variety of clay bodies that she shapes, sculpts , and then glazes. No two are alike, and her organic shapes and unusual forms add uniqueness and personality to each collectible creation.
Look for more playfully fun, one of a kind ceramic delights from this creative duo!
Social: @sweeder_creations
This striking black floret frames a JPD-inspired Luna center. Swee’Der Creations adds the sweetest ladybug accent up top for a delicate pop of red!
Inspired by the May Flower Moon, Heather Parker created this collection of Luna themed ceramic treasures…
He’s got heart! This sweet ceramic jack-o’-lantern voodoo doll sitter is handmade by Swee’Der Creations in collaboration with Johanna Parker.
JPD-inspired Valloween pink bats by Swee’Der Creations can be pink too!
This truly unique vintage blue pumpkin teapot with a sweet ghost handle, was imagined and created by Swee’Der creations with a Johanna Parker style character twist!
Sweet crescent moon classic wrap vase with painted in Halloween orange hues by Swee’Der Creations + Johanna Parker Design.
A spooky sweet garden plate hand-painted with a pumpkin sunflower, wears a candy corn bow and celebrates Halloween in the garden!
Work in progress black cat bowl jumping over a ghost candle!
In the raw, JPD-inspired black cat plate in process and finishing touches to come from Heather’s imagination….
Swee’Der’s JPD Christmas collection includes snowman-topped bottle stoppers, ornaments, pocket vases and memento plates.
Swee’Der Creations’ Luna pocket moon vase with village scene is a year-round treasure!
Put a cork in it! Or.. in this case, a snowman! Heather’s one of a kind bottle stoppers are adorable handmade collectibles, both functional and fun!
Swee’Der Creations first Halloween debut collection with Johanna included whimsical black cats, an owl and a jolly jack-o’-lantern design, each unique and on a variety of hand-shaped forms.
A snowy white holiday bird and holly bat are nestled into this one of a kind plate design featuring Heather’s art and themes inspired by Johanna’s folk art.
Whimsical winter designs from Heather’s imagination bring Johanna’s characters to life in merry magical ways! The sweetest snowman plate and spoon are delightful companions to a Christmas platter that captures so many festive faces…
A peek at Swee’Der Creations’ JPD-inspired one of a kind ceramic spring release includes luna, ghosts, pumpkins and a ladybug too!
Swee’Der Creation’s full Moon-themed vessels are a playful addition to the home throughout the year. Her trunk shaped vases wrap to the front, to overlap and form a whimsical moon! Hand-formed bowls with luna accents and surrounding scenes can hold trinkets, candies or in this case, homegrown cherry tomatoes!
Work in progress ~ Sweet luna themed butter dish watches over a hillside of cottage homes.
Work in progress ~ Whistling full moon topper in the works!
Work in progress ~ Sweet luna variation featured on a wrapped vase…
BOO x’s 2! Swee’Der Creation’s character vases are such fun and capture the spirit of Johanna’s characters in a unique and whimsical way! Another playful scene is featured on the opposite side too….
Halloween plate in the raw ~ A spooky sweet JPD-inspired owl perches atop a flurry of swirls. Heather’s hand-painted compositions are each unique!
A look from above to see another view of Swee’Der Creattion’s organically hand-formed ceramic shapes…
Folksy hand-painted black cat, perching atop a jack-o’-lantern and surrounded by ghosts, captures the spirt of Johanna Parker with a Swee’Der Creations twist.
Peek-a-Boo! The surprise opposite side of Heather’s ghost character vase utilizes the delicately shaped swirl from the ghost’s head to become the tooting music notes from this jack-o’-lantern’s party horn. How creative!