Last Looks Before Heading To Bologna

After a night in Bologna, we flew out early in the morning to head home. Below are some photos taken the last day. A few last looks before heading back to the states.

Love the active lifestyle- walking, biking...

Last look at the Adriatic
Last look at the Warf downtown

Italy Day 6- Ravenna

Italy Day 5- Florence/Firenze

Simply AMAZING!!!! A woman we were traveling with was able to get us in to see the Statue of David without waiting in line. I would go back to Florence in a second and spend more than a day taking in the art and culture.

Italy Day 4- Venezia/Venice

Yummy food every place you look! Beautiful!
This is why we do what we do. Seeing all of the walls that our clients ask us to duplicate was inspiring. Finding a new love for our industry!
Gondola Ride...
MORE of Italy to COME... Florence and more....

Italy Day 3- Oikos Training & Beautiful Monteveglio

Roberto, our instructor above teaching us a new technique using Ottocento. Below my board side by side with the Master's... pretty good!
Below: Roberto and Alissa after she received her certification from Oikos.
Mario, Alissa & Elias above

Below, a photo from our day trip to Monteveglio

Italy Day 2

Above...Watching Roberto demonstrate one of Oikos' wonderful solvent-free plasters. We created many artistic finishes in the studio!

One of many caffe breaks below...

Artist from around the country were chosen to lean from the Masters in Italy!

Alissa On Her Way To Italy- Day 1

Peggy & Kathy Carroll from the Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes wish us well as we head to the airport...

The Atlantic below... almost to Italy!

The Adriatic Sea!

Average To Art Company Photos by Heather Bookout Photography & Design

Heather Bookout Photography & Design specializes in newborn, children, and maternity photography.

Studio B specializes in High School Senior Photography.

You my find both at http://heatherbookoutphotography.com/

Average To Art helped Heather Bookout redesign her studio and help give it a new inspired look. Heather and crew dressed the tree with framed photos of their clients. Behind the trees and photos is a fun glazed wall in blended rainbow colors. A must see!

There are new finishes all over the studio. Stop by for your photos and to check out Bookout Studio's new look!

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Ciao from Italy!

We are having a fantastic time here in Italy. Oikos has been a fabulous host and have treated us very well. Today was our first day in class and we started 8 sample boards, I believe. The Adriatic Sea is beautiful and all is well. Not sure when I will get back to the computer. Hopefully I'll be able to post some photos, I am taking many!

We will start traveling to Florence and other cities Thursday, can't wait!

More soon...