Photo Album

If you have any pictures that you took, please send or email them to me (will return photos).

Several members of Yellow Rose attended a Fabric Painting Seminar at the Bluebonnet Chapter. They had a wonderful time and painted some wonderful table runners.

Several of the Yellow Rose members attended Dorothy's seminar in Whiteright Texas at Sharron White's new Finelinestudio.

Several of the Yellow Rose Chapter members attended Sandy's seminar in Ft. Worth. She taught here multi-load and Russian techniques that would be wonderful on memory boxes.

In September of 2005 members of the Society were given the opportunity to paint ornaments for the Library of Congress in Washington DC. This was not an official Society function, but organized by Deb Malewski. Artists that painted ornaments were invited to a reception in early December. The project was called "Creativity Across America", here were book-shaped ornaments from each state. The background colors were specified and the ornament was to tell a story about your state. Here is a picture of the ornament on the tree at the Library and a picture of those artists attending the reception.

If anyone sent an ornament to the Library of Congress please send a picture to be posted here.

Bluebonnet Chapter sponsored a seminar with Carolyn Bacon. Carolyn paints on music sheets with acrylics and Folk Art Gel. This technique paints more like oils and was fun to learn. Carolyn is the immediate Past President of SDP. Many of the Yellow Rose Members attended the seminar.

The Society of Decorative Painters was asked by Laura Bush to paint ornaments for the official White House Tree. The Theme was "a Season of Merriment and Melody" and we were asked to paint various musical instruments in bright colors with gold strokework or Rosemaling on them. There were over 350 ornaments on the tree and at least one from every state. The Artists that painted ornaments and the Board of Directors were invited to a reception at the White House on Dec 1, 2004. The decorations and food was spectacular. Each person that was invited was given the opportunity to have a picture taken with Laura Bush, along with their invited guest. Armida Guzman, a Ft. Worth Decorative Painters member painted an ornament and took Betty Kenaston, also of Ft. Worth, as her guest. Nancy Genetti, an SDP Board Member took Linda McDonald as her guest. It is almost indescribable the feeling you get as you walk thru the halls and into the area where the reception was held, it was such an honor to be there.

What a wonderful weekend! Gail Anderson continues to be one of my very favorite artists!! She is a low key, down to earth, gentle hearted woman who generously shares and encourages her students. There is no "pretense" about her at all! Susan

Each year the Chapter raffles a painted piece. These pieces are painted by members who volunteer their talent.

Look at the wonderful quilt. It has been painted by members of our chapter. Each square has a different flower and Faith Younse quilted around each flower design and embellished them with crystals, beads, etc. The entire quilt was then assembled and quilted. You have to see it to believe it. Contact any member of Yellow Rose for your tickets.

This year's raffle was "Four Seasons Table Runners" Here are the fall and winter runners completed. Lori Bean was the lucky winner!

For the past several years a raffle item has been painted and tickets offered to "Members Only" when they attend meetings.

It is a beautiful cornucopia of fruit. The design is painted on a woven, pewter cornucopia filled with harvest fruits and greenery, topped with a hand-painted oval lid.

2002 Doris Woodruff painted a wonderful Grandmother's clock and it was won by Sandi Boling.

2001 was a Tray painted with a rooster, fruits and veggies by Nancy Genetti. It was won by Tricia Collings.

The Chapter took part in the SDP's "Learn to Paint" Program. Many of the Yellow Rose Members volunteered their time to teach "people that had never held a paint brush" to paint. Here is a picture of a few of the students.

In 1998 the Yellow Rose Chapter had an Art Show in a Gallery in Downtown Plano during Tole Month. Here is picture from the Opening Night Reception.