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Official publication of the Society of Decorative Painters
SDP BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Linda Sharp cda President
Pat Marler
Vice President/President Elect
Marge Thompson
Treasurer
Kaye Singer
Immediate Past President
BOARD MEMBERS
Karen Allen
Linda Chaffee
Susan Herr
Toni Hoffer
Susan Phillips
Virginia Sparlin
See page 4 for board member contact information.
SDP PUBLICATIONS TEAM
SDP Decorative Painter Advisory Committee
MAGAZINE DESIGNER
Armstrong Chamberlin Strategic Marketing
Lyndsey Mbawuike, Art Director Carmen Resco, Graphic Designer
DP EDITOR EMERITUS
Mary Jo Leisure mda, tda SDP STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Arnold (ext. 109)
jennifer@decorativepainters.org
MANAGER, EDUCATION & EVENTS
Miho Halsey (ext. 121)
miho@decorativepainters.org
MANAGER, MEMBER SERVICES
Nadeya Lassley (ext. 104)
nadeya@decorativepainters.org
CUSTOMER SERVICE & EVENT SPECIALIST
Alli Arnold (ext. 105)
alli@decorativepainters.org
ADVERTISING SALES
SDP Headquarters
publish@decorativepainters.org
(316) 269-9300
THE DECORATIVE PAINTER
Issue Date: December 2018 Volume XLVIII/Winter
The Decorative Painter is published quarterly. Printed in the USA
PUBLISHER
Society of Decorative Painters 1220 E. First St.
Wichita, KS 67214-3907
(316) 269-9300 / fax (316) 269-9191 Email: sdp@decorativepainters.org www.decorativepainters.org
PRINTER
Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO USA
ON THE COVER
Ice Skates
Patty Stouffer
Photos/Steve Gerig
Conference and Board of Director photos by SDP staff and members.
President’s Letter
Dear fellow SDP members,
The holiday season is fast approaching and it is by far my favorite time of year. I know it is for many of you and your brushes are busy painting those special one-of-a-kind treasures for the special people
in your life. It is a time of giving and receiving and thinking of others, of spending time with family and friends and that includes our SDP friends who have become like family to many of us.
As we look back over 2018, we’ve seen some changes and faced many challenges. The contract with our management company, AFCI, ended at the end of 2017 and we are functioning on our
own again. Our talented and hardworking staff, Board of Directors and committees all work tirelessly to make SDP the best that it can be. Museum pieces acquired from the National Museum of Decorative Painting are being unpacked weekly and will be incorporated into our own International Museum of the Society of Decorative Painters located at our headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. Plans for our 2019 conference, “Party in the Heartland” next May are well under way with many exciting classes and special events. The Conference Special will be available soon and registration will open in early December. We are looking forward to seeing you in Wichita!
Stay connected with your painting friends and SDP! Check us out on social media; on Facebook at SDP: An Artful Connection, a group for SDP members only; or on our public page, Society of Decorative Painters.
This is also the time of year when we renew our membership for 2019. Thank you to all the early birds who renewed early and received three free e-packets! Perhaps you’d like to give the gift of a membership to a painting friend. What a wonderful way to introduce them to painting and to SDP! Remember to renew before December 31st to guarantee you’ll receive the first issue of The Decorative Painter in February.
It has been an exciting year of change in 2018 and we are looking forward to painting and growing with you for an even better year
in 2019.
On behalf of the SDP Board of Directors and staff, I wish you a joyful holiday season and a very Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Linda Sharp cda
SDP President, 2018-19
MISSION
We are a global community for painters and aspiring artists to share ideas, develop skills and participate in a fun, creative environment. We recognize diversity and excellence in all styles of painting.
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