After a very difficult trip home from Mississippi (thanks, Dad, for rescuing me at the train station…) I took a little time to do some Christmas shopping and get caught up on what happened here at the studio while I was away. Theresa did a great job, as usual, taking phone calls, orders and answering questions. We have 8 floorcloths in progress, and just for a little something different, I thought I’d show you what’s on the table:

This one is ALMOST done. Just needs a couple of detail lines and then on to the poly stage:

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The floorcloths are in! Everything worked out great- no run-a-muck cuts with the scissors or measuring errors. Phew! I’ll post a more detailed story about the whole trip (probably while I’m sitting in Charlotte, NC, waiting to be able to fly to Hartford, CT, sometime…), but for now take a peek at my favorite pic from the Plantation.

The great folks at Melrose have invited me to their staff Christmas Party tonight, so I’m off to celebrate!

I arrived here yesterday afternoon and was happy to see that my floorcloths had also completed the trip.They had shipped out in 4 separate pieces, along with my tool box. They made me nervous when they didn’t arrive in Natchez on Friday, as they were supposed to, but just took their time and showed up on Tuesday, a couple of hours before I did. I unpacked them and unrolled them in the big, upstairs hall at Melrose, so they could have a chance to flatten out.

At 8 a.m. this morning I started  work on the first floorcloth. The longest, most complicated one of the 4. The hall is 38 feet long and has many doorways, window bays and two floor registers to work around. Read the rest of this entry »

We have several floorcloths in stock and ready to ship. These are offered at special prices. Supplies are very limited, so don’t delay!

There are more floorcloths, framed paintings, painted placemats, table runners, canvas jewelry and more at the Gallery. Please come in and check it out!

	Mariner’s Compass 3′ X 5′ In Black, Monterey White, Cottage Red and Richmond Gold. Was $400. Now $350!
	Ornamental Checks 30″ X 72″ In Cottage Red, Black and Richmond Gold. Was $400. Now $350!
	Sheep Pature 22″ X 44″ A pastoral scene in soft blues and greens. Great for an entryway. Was $250. Now $200!SOLD
	Grapes and Medallion 30″ X 45″ Now $375!
	Basic Checks and Scrolls 4′ X 6′ Reg. $625 Now $500!
	Wreaths and Diamonds 3′ X 5′ Was $400 Now $350!

The Natchez Democrat published a story about my floorcloths for the Melrose Plantation yesterday. Here is the text of the article:

Floorcloths being recreated for Melrose

By Mary Hood (Contact) | The Natchez Democrat

Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008

NATCHEZ — Melrose is getting a Christmas present this year.

Almost 100 feet of floorcloths are being recreated for four different areas in Melrose.

Natchez National Historical Park Curator Cheryl Munyer said 10 years ago, during some routine work, an original piece of floorcloth was found in the attic.

“It’s like finding buried treasure,” she said.

And now, the 2-foot by 3-foot piece is in the hands of Canvasworks Floorcloths owner Lisa Mair.

The recreation job was contracted out to her through the National Park Service, and in September, she began the lengthy process.

“It’s an extremely long process because it’s such a big project,” Mair said. “The process is very tedious, there are a lot of steps and to do each step on 100 feet takes awhile. Read the rest of this entry »