Patsy's journey as an artist began when she was just four years old. Her mum worked with the Red Cross, caring for Aboriginal communities and giving vaccines. Though they couldn’t speak the same language, Patsy and the children communicated through drawing and creating patterns—art became their shared language. That early experience shaped her deep belief in the power of visual storytelling.
At five, she would often visit a refugee brother and sister living across the road, both of whom had survived torture. The brother never spoke and never left the house, always dressed in a suit without a tie. He liked Patsy’s stories, told through her drawings. If the story moved him, he’d fill his pen with ink. If it didn’t, he’d drink the ink—a quiet, poetic ritual that taught her how to take feedback and grow as a storyteller. His sister, always in white gloves due to severe injuries to her hands, sometimes became overwhelmed, and Patsy would gently fetch her mum. These powerful, early encounters left her with a deep sense of compassion and emotional connection through art.
Patsy went on to become a successful sculptor for major companies, with her artwork and sculptures exhibited in galleries nationwide and sold internationally. Her children’s book The Rainbow Scarecrows sold over 640,000 copies around the world, delighting readers with its heartfelt imagination.
She was commissioned by Gorton Monastery in Manchester to paint a portrait of St. Francis in honour of his 800th anniversary. Her ethereal angel sculptures have also been featured on Sky Television’s Real Lives – Angels.
For Patsy, art isn’t about explaining—it’s about showing. As philosopher Bryan Magee once said, “Art doesn’t say things, it shows them. And what it shows can’t be said.” Each piece she creates invites viewers to find their own story within it, depending on how they feel in that moment.
She simply wants people to see—really see—and to feel something real and true.
