Patricia lives in a converted barn in the countryside on the border of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, where she has been based since 1993. A small stream runs through her garden, surrounded by open fields that attract a rich variety of birds and wildlife. This close connection to the natural world continues to inform and inspire her work.

Always drawn to making and working with her hands, Patricia discovered sculpture after attending a weekend course in the lost-wax method of bronze casting. Encouraged by her tutor, she completed a small sculpture of an avocet and was soon commissioned to create a complementary piece. This marked the beginning of her professional practice in 1994, when she decided to pursue bronze sculpture seriously. Prior to raising her family, she worked in publishing, selecting photographs of African wildlife and European birds — imagery that still influences her work today.

Although she did not come from a formal art background, Patricia developed her skills through experience and persistence. In 2003–04, she spent a year studying full-time at the Frink School of Figurative Sculpture, where she worked from life models and explored a range of sculptural techniques. Her bronze sculptures are exhibited in galleries across the British Isles and internationally. Her work has received recognition from the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, and in 2008 she was awarded the Bidder and Borne Award for Sculpture at the Mall Galleries in London. A recent silver lapwing commission was presented at the House of Commons in recognition of conservation work.

“I have always enjoyed creative work using various mediums, but I find that bronze allows me to express movement in a way that clay cannot match, as it lacks the necessary strength and durability.  I have always lived in the country surrounded by wildlife and been able to observe the characteristics of birds and animals around me.”