In June of 2006, Patricia moved from Maryland to Connecticut to care for her mother with Alzheimer's Disease. Thus putting her art career on hold for over 10 ten years. Even as she assimilated her grief at her mother's death, she returned to the studio with a new perspective and a new focus. Her efforts resulted in a group gallery exhibition in September 2019 and a solo exhibit in January of 2020. Since then her works have appeared in several Virtual Art Exhiibits as well. Patricia illustrated one of the earliest CD eBooks ("Papa Cardinal Finds Breakfast" by Sandra Wellborn) and has had her art published in an Astronomy textbook accompanying an essay she wrote for that edition. Another of her drawings was used in the instructor's answer manual for an introductory physics textbook. Several of her works (paintings as well as art jewelry) are in private collections. Patricia gained some basic art education from studies at the Silvermine Guild of Artists School of the Arts (on scholarship decades ago). She also took a class or two from the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts both in New York City. She is otherwise self taught. (Patricia loves books!) Patricia was born in Rochester New York but after a circuitous route of many abodes, now resides in Hamden Connecticut, her home and studio just a bit south of the famous Sleeping Giant geologic formation.