Patty Grazini: "In Seattle, from a very early age, I have been drawn to the interplay of pattern, and color.  I find much satisfaction working with paper, utilizing previous skills and techniques that I have transferred to paper. In my work, I attempt to communicate a timelessness and remoteness from everyday life.  I am inspired by the beauty of time long past, and a desire to know and capture it. I have been influenced by traveling and love to be surrounded by history. It helps me to attempt to  realize another time and culture. I gather paper in various places, preferring to construct with ephemeral which has been in another person's hands at another time. Layer upon layer, I add paper to create depth and details arousing the desire in the viewer, to linger and explore. It is easy for me to become lost in the embellishments and details.I prefer rich shadowy colors, as I find they are less revealing, requiring more study and observation."