"To me, in today's world one of the most important things we can do is to encourage the creation and exchange of handmade expressions of celebration, love and friendship."

Known as Eda to her friends in Brevard, for #7 Arts Deda Parker has taken her childhood nickname to recall life with her creative parents, an actress and an artist. She spent her early years in Pennsylvania, moved to Woodstock, NY, then graduated from Syracuse University. It wasnt until my junior year that I new I should have majored in art, but life has given me many opportunities to enjoy color and design. I've printed etchings and made puppets, collages, books and cards. One of my most satisfying recent projects was a wedding album for one of my two children. Deda Parker has lived in Brevard since 1994 and works at the Transylvania County Library and at Highland Books.

Deda Parker
(828) 885-2762
Brevard, NC