Silver State Tole & Decorative Painters · 9/8/2019 · painting. Prep your peace to be ready for...
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P resid en t ’s Messa ge
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 9 N e w s l e t t e r
Silver State Tole & Decorative Painters
Inside this issue:
Programs 2
Birthdays 2
Sunshine 2
Holiday Party 3
Maxine Thomas
Seminar 3
Hello Chapter Members,
Greetings from a very hot spot. I am
making the best of this heat and finishing
some projects.
Our last meeting was a hoot! Mary-Kate
is so much fun to paint with and we learned
a lot about Santa's face. Thanks to Patty for
planning our potluck lunch. It was well-
organized and delicious.
All of you who
contributed are we greatly
appreciated.
September promises
to be another busy month.
Mary Robinson will lead
us down the path to some
great folk art painting.
Prep your piece and let's
have fun!
It's seminar time! It's
so exciting to have a
teacher show us just a
little bit more about
painting. Prep your peace
to be ready for the day.
Remember, it starts at 9 a.m. See you there
please read the newsletter for all details.
We have we have many things to work
on this month.
Nominating committee for a slate of
officers.
Star Award for the next person to be
awarded an honor.
Then there is toll month be sure to
bring your items well marked and
documented on the inventory sheet.
The August board meeting went
well. I want to thank all of you in
attendance. Our next board meeting will be
Sept. 6 at Los Prados at
10:30 a.m. with the
meeting to follow
immediately. If you are
not on the board but
would like to attend,
please call Judy or Sheila.
Sketchbook or
journal? Call it what you
like! It was so much fun
to see the latest
developments of this
President’s Challenge. It
has been a challenge. I
could give you an
assignment if that would
help. You get started. But
I'm counting on you to use your meeting
and artistic skills to come up with a little
something. See you at the meeting with
your sketchbook in hand.
See you all at the next chapter meeting
Sheila Hughes
September 21 Project:
Merry Makers Greeting
Designer: JoSanja
Jansen
Teacher: Mary Robinson
Fee: $15
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If you missed our pot luck picnic in
August, you missed a wonderful lunch and a
fun time. I would like to thank everyone
who brought food and helped with set up
and clean up.
For the September meeting, Nanette
Hilton and Jane Banks have volunteered to
bring sweets and non-sweet snacks. Thank
you ladies for signing up.
Everyone, please remember to bring
your lunch and something to drink as the
refreshments may be just snacks. And
remember to sign up to bring refreshments
for one of the coming meetings.
See you in September.
Patty Clark
H os pit al i t y
Ways & Means
Congratulations to Carol,
Judith and Sheila. They were
the winners for the raffles at
the August chapter meeting.
We had a great time with an
auction. Thank you, Terry! You
are a great auctioneer. We
made 165.00!! Thank you
everyone for participating. We
appreciate your support. I have
some items next month for
auction of one of a kind
projects so bring your money.
Marthalene Roberts
Birthdays
Nanette Hilton—Sept. 16
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Pro g r am s
Greetings Fellow Painters,
The results are in! Our member survey for 2020
classes has had some interesting results and conclusions.
Variety! Of course.
There is still an interest in painting for the holidays,
and not just the major ones. Thanksgiving, 4th of July
and Easter projects were requested, including but not
limited to ornaments, scarecrows, turkeys, animals,
flowers, and folk art apples and fruit.
There is interest in angels, specifically, or imagine
also people such as pilgrims or Santas with a face study.
Members are interested in backgrounds, such as with
mixed media, including stenciling, stamping, and paper
art on wood, or canvas, or included in a journaling class
with lettering.
There is always an interest in composition and
design, and specifically including altering patterns for
size and surface. Color! It can make or break a design or
adaption.
There was the usual interest in alcohol inks,
zentangle, and acrylic pouring. If we have no in-house
teachers for this, remember we love to import!
Any outside teacher reading this is welcome to
submit classes of any type. Please private message me on
Facebook, at our page (facebook.com/groups/
Silverstatetoleanddecorativepainters/) if you are
interested.
Creative painting convention here in Las Vegas:
vegaspaint.com is a great resource for these types of
classes also.
There were some specific teachers and projects
requested. I will be communicating directly with the
teacher in mind regarding these class ideas. I know some
of our teachers are already cooking up some great
classes, and the more participating teachers we have for
class voting day in early November, the better 2020 will
be. That being said, please get your submission forms
(please email me for copies) and project samples to me
by October 31. Thank you!
Teacher corner: We are privileged to have Mary
Robinson, CDA, teaching us this September. Her project
is from Jo Sonja Jansen, called Merry Maker’s Greeting.
This cute project can be painted on a variety of surfaces,
as shown by Mary’s samples on display at chapter
meetings. She is supplying the paint and points out that
prep can be done with any close match color of your
choice. Remember to seal your wood first if you don’t
have Clear Glaze Medium. Her color chart provided in
the pattern packet will make substitutions easy. Jo Sonja
paints will be supplied on the day, and if you don’t have
these colors at home, bring small cubbies to ease
finishing later. See you in class!
Happy Painting!
Judy Gibson
Co mm un it y Ser vic e
Hello members,
It was great to see everyone at our chapter meeting.
I’m so glad to be back.
Thank you to all of those members who stepped up
and helped out with the Caring Place. I would have loved
to have taken care of it myself, then go through all I went
through, so thank you so much for stepping up and
helping.
These past two months I canceled helping out at the
Caring Place to give everyone a break for the summer. I
thought I’d let you all know we are starting back at the
Caring Place Sept. 9 at 10:00 am. I could use a helper that
day, please. If your able to help, give me a call. I will be
teaching.
Thanks,
Gwen Palmer
Membership Chair
Nicole Garrett
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Re po rt o n t he 20 19 SD P Co n fer en c e
W ich it a , Ka nsa s, M ay 13—18
Most of us will agree that there is nothing like home.
And so it was as we returned to the “home” of decorative
painting in Wichita Kansas for the 47th Annual
Conference on May 13-18, 2019.
The week was filled with re-energizing painting skills
and meeting old and new friends from the Monday Meet
and Greet to the very end of the week. I would like to
share some of the highlights of the week.
CHAPTER GATHERING
On Tuesday evening I attended the Chapters
Gathering as representative for SSTDP. We were greeted
on entering the room with backpacks decorating not only
the tables but all around the perimeter of the room. These
were the decorated backpacks sent by chapters that were
donated to the St. Francis Ministries. The representative
from the St. Francis organization told us that these
backpacks would be given to children who were taken
from their homes and put into the foster care system.
When the children are taken from an abusive or
unhealthy situation, they literally only have the clothing
on they are wearing. These backpacks will be filled with
some small items and given to the children to call their
own. The St. Francis Ministries organization headquarters
in Wichita and serves children in six states and two (2)
international countries. SDP chapters sent or delivered
nearly 230 backpacks for this community effort. A smaller
number of the backpacks were later displayed in the Expo
Hall for everyone to see.
New Members:
Chapter-related topics discussed included recruiting
new painters and fund raising. One chapter conducts a
monthly meeting just for “new” painters which provides
them programs for their skill level and access to the help
of other painters from the chapter. This meeting is held
the same day as the regular chapter meeting with its
program. The charge for the first paint-in becomes their
chapter dues and SDP trial membership is explained. The
initial beginner classes are planned for two months
starting with the first meeting to show the new member
how to seal and basecoat raw wood. The second month
they do the detail and now have basic prep knowledge for
future classes. They use easy pieces from artists like Shara
Reiner and Renee Mullins.
The chapter purchases beginner brush sets and then
sells them to the new member if they come for more than
one session. The chapter allows the new member to use
the brushes the
first paint-in. If
the member
does not return
the chapter
keeps the
brushes.
Fundraising:
There was
generally a
consensus
among chapters
present that
luncheons with
painted
centerpieces,
favors for each
guest and items
available for
sale or auction
were most
successful in
the fundraising
arena. One lady
said her chapter
made a
concerted effort to invite people from their community
(e.g. hairdressers, bankers, grocery clerks, etc) with whom
they came in daily contact. In roughly 3 years they have
grown their once-a-year luncheon to 150 attendees. Not
only has this brought in money but has increased
exposure to their chapter and attracted new painting
members.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
On Wednesday, a blue base coated “Keeper on
Parade” was delivered to the main hallway. The “Keeper
of the Plains” is an iconic image of Wichita. The original
44 foot metal sculpture of an Indian sits at the confluence
of the big and little Arkansas rivers in the downtown area
of Wichita and only blocks from where the original SDP
offices were situated. The “Keepers on Parade” are 10 foot
fiberglass replicas of the original Keeper on the Plains and
are seen on display throughout the city. Each Keeper is
painted by an artist(s) to celebrate the community’s spirit
in some unique way. The Keeper that SDP agreed to paint
during the week had a dog theme and was to be placed in
a local dog park after the painting and finishing coat were
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Pro g r am s
completed. We had an initial draft that
took a “comic” style focus which quickly
became a lot more detailed once our
members added their artistic talents. It
was amazing to watch our painters,
visitors and teachers work on the piece
during the week and to see it standing
tall fully decorated on Friday afternoon!!
Hopefully, some of you were able to
attend the Annual Meeting on Thursday
through the SDP: An Artful Connection
Facebook site. The Executive Director’s
report provided some insight on
upcoming plans including the potential
for some regional retreats in lieu of the
week-long annual conference and a call
for volunteers to help plan the 50th
Anniversary Celebration. She also talked
about the “Power of One” - the power
that comes from each member bringing
just one member into the Society. She
also talked about a new exciting class to
be taught this fall in Wichita – a class to help develop
skills required to become a CDA. There is a limited
number of seats for the class; if you are interested, call
the SDP office to get the particulars.
The classes were wonderful and with the smaller size,
students often received more individual attention. The
exhibit hall had a great representation from both the
Society’s member vendors and local Wichita vendors.
The make-it take-its were great fun with a chance to try
some different paints including a paint that could be used
on furniture without any preparation!! I have the name
of a local supplier if anyone is interested.
On Saturday after all the painting and learning was
done, we were invited to attend the grand opening of the
IMSDP Museum and meet Peggy Harris, the first Artist
of Distinction. What a great display of some the pieces
acquired through donations. As was mentioned, not all
the pieces are out at any one time because of space
limitations. However, there are plans to rotate the
artwork throughout the year. It was nice to see the
various groupings by artist and see how their style
changed over the years. If you are in the Wichita area,
call to make an appointment to stop by and see this
marvelous display.
Thank you for allowing me to be the SSTDP
representative to this, the last year of annual conferences
as we have known them.
Kaye Singer