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August 29, 2008

Austin Artist & Entrepreneur Paula Parker
Springs Art To Kid’s Gym

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“The Little Gym of Fort Worth, TX, which offers children’s gymnastics, is a great organization and I am delighted to donate my artwork as a token of my appreciation,”
- Paul Parker Designs

Austin, TX – Entrepreneur and Artist Paula Parker, owner of Paula Parker Designs, Austin, TX, donated an art piece to a Fort Worth, Texas gymnastics school today.

“The Little Gym of Fort Worth, TX, a children’s gymnastics school, is a great organization and I am delighted to donate my artwork as a token of my appreciation,” explained Paula Parker, Owner, Paula Parker Designs, Austin, TX. “It is a worthy cause, and I love to see children get more interested in gymnastics, especially after watching the just-ended Summer Olympics in Beijing.”

Parker donated one of her original artworks to the gym, after the Dallas Metrocon ’08 convention earlier this month. A visitor approached the Paula Parker Designs booth and purchased a painting. The buyer, Brette Corder, is also the owner of The Little Gym of Fort Worth, a children’s gymnastics gym, which is having a customer appreciation this week (August 25th- 31^st), allowing parents of some 600 kids already registered for fall classes to celebrate.

“The mother loved my floral art, Plaster Mache Floral Sculpture, and she bought it for her daughter's bedroom, and I donated a piece, valued at $500.00 for their event,” said Parker, who has also written Art in Austin…Volume I, which features artists from Austin, TX. “I’m now looking for corporate sponsors for a new book coming out later this year representing artists in Texas, too,” she said.

I am delighted to feature the new Paula Parker Designs publication Art in Austin, the registry (Volume One),” said Parker. “I also enjoy the original canvas art of Austin Artist ‘Matchi,’ including a Stevie Ray Vaughan portrait, of which I have posted on our website at: http://www.paulaparkerdesigns.com, she said. “ I am confident everyone will enjoy original 3-D artwork from my "Prologue" collection, which is also located at my website.”

About Paula Parker Designs (www.PaulaParkerDesigns.com)

Paula Parker is a native Texan, born and raised in suburban Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing, Paula embarked on a career in retail store management with Foley’s Department Store and later, with Coach Leatherware where she gained practical experience in business management, design, advertising and publishing. In 1992, Parker started her first design business, specializing in the decorative arts. In 2004, she relocated to Austin, Texas where she currently lives, and launched Paula Parker Designs while creating the decorative art collections, “Prologue” and “Plaster Mache Sculpture.”

[Editors: For media interviews or images please contact George McQuade, MAYO Communications, 818-340-5300 or email at PR@MayoCommunications.com. For more about Paula Parker Designs visit www.PaulaParkerDesigns.com and be sure to visit her new blog at: http://paulaparkerdesigns.wordpress.com/