Rachel Steely : Indianapolis Fine Art Artist : Art Class Instructor for Painting, Photography » texture http://www.rachelsteely.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:48 +0000 en hourly 1 Patterns from Tuscany http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/patterns-from-tuscany/ http://www.rachelsteely.com/blog/patterns-from-tuscany/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:15:14 +0000 Rachel http://www.rachelsteely.com/?p=1352 Isolating a particular element that is repeated throughout a specific place. That specific place was the region of Tuscany in Italy which I was able to visit for an artist residency in late summer 2011.

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