Very Large Kitchen Floorcloth

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This is a very large, custom  floorcloth for a kitchen. Since the shape is a bit special, I made a paper template to make sure it follows the contours of the cabinetry exactly.

 

It measures about 16 feet  long, so finding a wall to stretch the canvas on was crucial. Luckily I was able to do that!

The design is very simple, however a lot of measuring and precision was part of the process, making a solid pattern I then could go over the top of with a lot of paint and texture.

Lemons are a theme in the Mediterranean style kitchen and adjoining dining room. They make a nice addition to the expanse of painted tile design.

Tile Installation Day!

The moment of truth!

And the moment of satisfaction for everyone to finally see these tiles on the wall...even though the kitchen itself is not completed. I will try to get back to this post later, and add pictures from a later date showing the finished kitchen.

I am always very appreciative of the care and intuition that a good tile installer brings to the installation of these custom tile jobs. The tiles in a mural, particularly, are irreplaceable, and each tile has to be handled with utmost care. These guys did a great job.

Click on the images to see them bigger!

To see more of these tiles before installation, and even before firing (interesting) scroll down this blog page to December 23 2007, and January 23,2008.

Total Eye Candy

I love these colours!
Today's work was exhausting and exhilarating.
I find it very hard to stop when I paint fabric. It is a very ''immediate'' medium for expression of pure colour, and the actual painting process moves very quickly; short drying times, etc. Its easy to work to a state of real tiredness, by the end of the day.



I can't wait to start another batch tomorrow!

The 2 fields of cheques are the back panels for the two more elaborate squares you see here.

There are also 4 rectangle fronts, and two triangular pillow fronts.

Tomorow I will begin the fabric for the back of these six.