Course Overview: Paint a canvas floor cloth that becomes a decorative, hardwearing, washable alternative to carpet. Long before modern linoleum, floor cloths brought colour, pattern and durability into everyday homes, offering a practical and creative surfaces. Working with a beautiful palette of colour, from intense, brilliant primaries to soft summer hues, you will explore texture, pattern and surface. Using a simple technique, you will design custom stencils inspired by animal footprints, fish, birds, repeating motifs and textural elements. You will also learn how to paint or print cascading flowers, capture real leaf prints, create painterly rag roses, or experiment with contemporary abstract shapes. Endlessly versatile, floor cloths make wonderful runners, placemats, pet mats and boot trays, adding charm to any space.

Skill Level: All levels

Date and Time:

Two-day workshop
Saturday, June 6 – Sunday, June 7
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Important Notes:

Workshop price: $215.00. HST is not included in the price.
Material fee of $16.00 is included in the price. Students will be supplied with a 60" x 1 meter gesso-prepared canvas. This will allow you to create either two smaller mats or one large floor cloth. Additional canvas may be purchased from the instructor.
This course takes place at the Port Hope Campus: 10 Pine St S, Port Hope, ON L1A 3E7
Campus information, including room number, parking, directions, etc., will be provided closer to the start date.
A refund (less $20.00 administrative fee) will be issued if you withdraw from a class 14 days before the start date of the class. After this deadline, no refunds will be issued.
If a course is cancelled by Loyalist College, registered students will be provided with a full refund. College decisions to cancel a course will be made 14-days before the class start date.
If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to art@loyalistcollege.com

Supply List:

Canvas Provided: Students will be supplied with a 60" x 1 meter gesso-prepared canvas. This will allow you to create either two smaller mats or one large floor cloth. Additional canvas may be purchased from the instructor.

Please Bring:

Rags (100% cotton knit preferred, old t-shirts work well)
Foam rubber paint brushes, various sizes (approximately 4–8 brushes)
2–3 feet of clear contact paper or shelf liner (Mac Tac)
2 rolls of masking tape (any width)
4–6 plastic containers (yogurt or margarine containers work well) for paint
Ruler or yard/metre stick (optional)
Small or thin X-Acto knife (optional)
Rubber gloves (optional)
4–5 styrofoam meat trays for paint palettes (if you have them)
A few fine bristle brushes for delicate work (if you have them)

Paint:

Please bring small or older quantities of paint. Paint should be water-based, such as:
Eggshell or gloss house paint
Cerama-coat or Plaid products
Inexpensive artist acrylic paints

Painted Floor Cloths with Margot Miller