Paula Parker is a native Texan, born and raised in suburban Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a BBA in Marketing, she embarked on a career in Executive Management, gaining practical experience in design, advertising and publishing. In 1992, while living in Houston, she started her first design business. After moving to Austin in 2004, she made the decision to turn her passion for interior design into decorative art.  Paula now lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Paula is Currently writing  her first novel. Please refer to this website for publication information.

Current Publications by Paula Parker:

Art in Austin....The Registry (2008)

Paula Parker Designs...Collections (2007)

Technically speaking, I'm a self-taught artist and designer. I think of myself as being somewhat like an inventor, driven by passion. My artwork centers around three primary interior design techniques:

Faux Painting, as would be applied to walls.

Decoupage uses imagery, often found in my collection of antique books, electronically reproduced, printed on hand-dyed paper and applied to various mediums.

Plaster Mache Sculpture uses wall texturing materials, cured and faux painted.

Wood is the primary material used as the foundation for my art. Occasionally I like to incorporate everyday objects such as hardware, old watch parts, silk flowers or buttons.

Art is signed and identified by the "Pea Pod" trademark logo.  

The Prologue Collection incorporates select text from the preliminary stages of writing my current novel. (See home page and BIO page of this site for details).