Pat added beadmaking to her repertoire of art skills in 1999 while visiting a lapidary club in Michigan.  She has taken classes at Rosewood Art Center and Miami University and participated in the International Society of Glass Beadmakers Conference.  Pat is currently a member of the Miami Valley Lampwork Bead Artists group and has been invited to teach and demo at Thompson Enamel, Middletown Art Center, Dayton Art Institute and other shows.