Doer of the Week
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Artist Johanna Parker was born on Halloween but never thought she would have a career centered on this colorful holiday. Until a few years ago, she held a cushy corporate job designing on-air graphics for a network TV station, and even won an Emmy award for her work. But her heart was elsewhere: "I was trying to make something sad and tragic like the news look pretty," Johanna explains. "Prolonging the limit on my creative freedom was more frightening than pursuing my dream. I missed crafting happy-spirited delights and welcomed my passion for Halloween."
Without a plan in mind, she left her job and began sketching spooky and whimsical designs. She now creates a series of folk-art-style Halloween decorations ranging from vintage-looking treat baskets to papier-mache sculptures to festive party hats, which she sells on her own website and through partnerships with other companies.
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Joanna Parker is an entrant in the 2009 Dreamers into Doers contest and part of our Doer of the Week newsletter series, which highlights interesting and diverse contestants. Doers of the Week are not necessarily finalists in the contest.
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| "Life is amazing when you follow your heart and find your purpose. I aim to spread smiles and joy with each creation that I make," says Johanna Parker. |
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