They are one of the most anticipated elements of SDP’s Annual Conference: our beautifully decorated tables at the Banquet. Chapters, members, friends, Board members … everyone is invited to express their creativity and decorate a table.
The results are always delightful and capture the personalities of the designers. This year was no exception. The 2009 Conference [...]

Vice President /
President Elect
Gretchen Cagle CDA

Secretary

Mary J. Smith

Board Member-at-Large
Jan Pierson MDA

Board Member-at-Large
Shirley Nan Ruchong CDA

Board Member-at-Large
Mary McLean CDA

Nominating Committee
Corkie Dunlap CDA

Nominating   Committee
Brenda Stewart
CDA, TDA
Nominating Committee
Jill “Jillybean” Fitzhenry

24 New CDA’s
1 New Master Decorative Artist
CDA Still Life

Noriko Fukuda – Kyoto Japan
Rita Fregia – Vidor, Texas
Naomi Nakamura – Kyoto, Japan
Motoe Oshio – Kyoto, Japan
Mitsuyo Yoshimi – Kyoto Japan
Audrey Frenzel – Orange, Texas
Tomoko Tamagawa -  Hokkaido, Japan
Kiyoko Maeda – Okayama, Japan
Emi Sugie – Aichi, Japan
Yuko Onagi – Chiba, Japan
Noriko Sato – Aichi, Japan
Barbara Hammett – [...]

Attention: We’re sorry to announce that Sue Beckerton’s “Cock of the Walk” project went to press with an error in the finished text. In Preparation the text calls for a Medium Beige basecoat where in fact a Medium White basecoat is needed.
We regret any inconvenience this error might have caused our [...]

Did you submit an entry to the SDP Certification program this year?
The results will be posted at decorativepainters.org the evening of June 17, during SDP’s Conference in Peoria.
Check back then for more info and have a great day!
Teri – SDP

The Summer 2009 issue of The Decorative Painter, the decorative artist’s ultimate information and creative source, is arriving in SDP members’ mailboxes around the world. SDP’s full-color magazine has been redesigned and now contains 140+ pages of tips, trends, projects, educational information, and more, including “An Introduction to the Certification Program” and “Certification Showcase.” You’ll [...]