Old Schoolhouses and Floorcloths

Sorry I’ve been a little behind in my posts. Spring has sprung and so have the floorcloth orders! Theresa and I have been painting like crazy; trying to keep up. A while ago I mentioned a mural project which will be done for the new Weathersfield, VT school. Theresa has prepped the canvas and tomorrow we’ll figure out the hem, which needs to accept an iron bar for hanging. This is basically a hanging floorcloth, made on #8 canvas and painted using the same techniques as we incorporate for the floorcloths. We will paint a coat on the back to give the piece a little more stability, but other than that it will be created just as we do the floorcloths.

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