ETRUSCAN STYLE FIBER ART The fiber art baskets, vases, urns and bowls take their inspiration from Tuscany, a region in central Italy, and simulate the clay pottery style of the 700BC Etruscan civilization. Unlike clay pottery, this particular art form utilizes various bold patterned fabrics wound around a fiber core. The laborious process converts the raw materials into vibrant multi-colored art forms similar to the clay pottery of the early Tuscan potters.