Painted Floorcloths

These are painted on heavy canvas duck. The back is primed, painted a solid colour, and sealed. The front is primed, and the finished artwork is sealed with several coats of the appropriate finish. The edges are cut, painted and sealed.

My floorcloths are extremely durable, flexible, and hold up well in areas of heavy foot traffic. Floorcloths need to be placed on hard surfaces like tile, wood or marble, where they will usually self adhere to the floor. (In some situations, a removable adhesive can be used to keep them from moving, or to prevent the corners from being kicked up.)

Two of my floorcloths are featured in this book:

Reviewed by: Brenda Weeaks, MyShelf.Com
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''The book starts with the history of floor cloths then moves into creating of them. First with the tens steps of preparing the canvas, decorating it and sealing it. She generously gives ideas and examples of patterns and borders, discusses combining colors, painting techniques and presents a gallery of floorcloths, which gained plenty of reaction in my house when I showed them around -- my favorites being Alan Vaughn's Circular CDR with Spokes and Pamela Marwede's Lily Pond. I found the book to be solid and generous in its instructions and ideas. A floorcloth would make a wonderful addition to any house, in any room. Floorcloth Magic truly is a wonderful addition to crafters and artist library. It's the kind of book that has to be shared. I heartily recommend it."

Scroll down to see Floorcloth Gallery 1!

See more Floorcloths! Floorcloth Gallery II

above This floorcloth is featured in The Complete Book Of Floorcloths

photos : Alan Ulmer

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photo : Alan Ulmer

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above Cat Floorcloth featured in The Complete Book Of Floorcloths

photo : Alan Ulmer

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above : I painted both the floorcloth in this picture, and the wooden table.

Photo : Alan Ulmer

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photos : Alan Ulmer

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above This floorcloth was comissioned by a couple residing on Boca Grande island, Florida, who are 'Pond Yacht' racing enthusiasts.

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above Sarasota Designers Showcase House 2001

I also painted the pillows on the two setees, and the ceramic tile trivet on the table.

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above This floorcloth was comissioned by a member of a gentlemen's private dining club in Stockholm, Sweden, named ''The Crocodiles".

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above This floorcloth is featured in Floorcloth Magic.

The second image shows the floorcloth still stretched and hanging on the studio wall before being taken down for trimming.

The reflective nature of the paints I used allows the fish to shimmer and change colour as the light changes in the room.

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above Floorcloths are very practical and popular in high traffic areas like kitchens.

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I painted the bombee chest and this floorcloth together as a set.

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above : the image to the right shows this floorcloth being painted on the wall in the studio. When the artwork is completed and the surface is varnished, I remove the piece from the wall and trim and seal the edges

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above : Playful fish floorcloth.

I also painted the tiles that hang above the countertop in this kitchen.

To see them more clearly click HERE .

You will find them about halfway down that page!

To see more floorcloths, go to:

FLOORCLOTH GALLERY II !

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