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Society Update
DID YOU KNOW ...
2014 sDP MEMBERsHiP CARD:
Your new membership card came on the address sheet with this issue. Make sure to clip out your card and carry it with you. As an SDP member you are entitled to a number of membership discounts.
sHARA REinER’s “sAn DiEGo oR BusT”:
The complete instructions and design for our 2014 Conference art are available in the 2014 Conference Special. Simply go to decorativepainters. org and click on the Conference Special PDF download. The project may
be found on page 45. While you have the Conference Special open, take
some time to review the great classes and events offered at the 2014 SDP International Conference and Expo. There’s still time to register! Check out some of the highlights of this year’s Conference online at decorativepainters.org.
PREoRDER THE nEW iMsDP 18-MonTH CALEnDAR:
From the International Museum of the Society of Decorative Painters comes this lovely 2014–15 calendar, featuring a diverse selection of decorative painting in all styles and mediums. It’s almost as good as walking through the museum itself. To preorder see page 4, visit decorativepainters.org, or call us at (316) 269-9300.
iMsDP onLinE TouR:
Have you always wanted to visit the museum but never had the chance to come to Wichita? Now you can virtually tour the International Museum of the Society of Decorative Painters online at decorativepainters.org. The collection features work in oil, acrylic, colored pencil, watercolor, and mixed
media from top artists from around the world.
2014 ExCLusivE MEMBERsHiP PRoJECT:
Starting January 1, SDP members may download Painting Friends, an exclusive project by Shara Reiner cda. This fun, folksy, and full-
of-life painting was designed for a 9"x 12" canvas, but this design will work on just about any surface. Try it out on wood, fabric, metal, or anything your heart desires. Simply go to decorativepainters.org
on January 1 to get the instructions and design.
ConFEREnCE REGisTRATion:
There is still time to Sail into Creativity by registering for the 42nd International SDP Conference and Expo, May 12–17, 2014, at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, Calif. Online registration
closes April 6, 2014, and on-site registration will be available. We have brought back special events and tours for 2014. It all starts on Sunday evening with a dinner cruise on San Diego Bay. On Monday we are offering an eight-hour session to paint Old King
Cole with Jo Sonja Jansen mda, vgm. Monday evening Golda L. Rader will host Party-Line, and Shara Reiner cda will host Santa & Friends. On Thursday evening the duo of Jamie Mills-Price and
Kim Hogue cda will host Anchors Away, and Willow Wolfe will teach Blossom & Special Effects. On Saturday, we have another tour headed for the San Diego Zoo. Go to decorativepainters.org
for all the details and to sign up.
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