Fog Hollow Art Studio Illustration and Giftware

FOG HOLLOW STUDIO
"Art Inspired by Spirit"

Fog Hollow Studio welcomes you!
We invite you to take a few minutes to
explore our site and its diverse services. The
studio is an eclectic, multi-functioning and
multi-medium studio where art is created,
inspired by people and the spirit of life and
nature.

The studio is open to visitors for shopping and for instruction throughout the year by
appointment. If you are interested in learning more about what is created at the studio or
instruction, please visit our "contact us" page, or call the studio at 860-742-7117.

At the studio, limited private instruction is offered to adults and children in a
peaceful, natural, and spiritually inspired setting. The studio is located at Fog
Hollow Farm and from the windows of her studio, students look out on horses
that range from two Percheron draft horses named Michael and Mary, to several
show horses, on down in size to a miniature horse named Gabriel's Trumpet
(Gabe) who roams freely in the yard. Quail, peacocks, chickens and ducks raised at
the farm can be viewed and heard outside of the studio, and if one looks carefully
deer and wild turkeys can often be seen feeding along hedgerows and at the wood's
edge. Patty's Golden Retrievers, Anam Cara ("soul friend" in Gaelic), and Eternal
Echo, greet each student with wagging tails and "dog talk" that says they are happy
to welcome visitors.

Through private one-on-one instruction, students are supported and encouraged to
direct their own artistic journey, expression, and exploration. Included in the cost
of each class is the use of a broad spectrum of materials for both two and three
dimensional work, including but not limited to watercolor, pen and ink, oils, clay,
printmaking, colored pencil. It has always been the philosophy of the studio to
provide students with the opportunity to experience art materials available to them
so that they can explore and get to know what they like before expending the
money to purchase costly supplies. As important as guidance in technique and
skill, present always is encouragement, support, humor, and the nurturing of the
spirit.

Patty works as a full-time Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor for
a Connecticut hospice. In that capacity she often walks with people and
listens as they try to sort out difficult spiritual and emotional issues and
strive to find hope and courage. In her hospice work, deeply inspired and
impressed by the people she meets, Patty incorporates her love for art in the
creation of small sculptures called "Inspirations in Glass," The sculptural
ornaments,are given free to hospice patients and bereaved family members
intended to be hung in a sunny spot where they will remind us of our
courage and perseverance and that hope never dies, . Please go to the
"Inspirations" page to read more about these lovely and inspiring creations.

In October 2010 Patty will celebrate eight years as Chaplain and
Forensic Artist for the Coventry Police Department.
www.coventryct.org. In the capacity of Chaplain Patty offers
counseling to her community and to the police staff. In the capacity
of Forensic Artist, she is called on to interview eye-witnesses through
carefully assisting them in accessing recalled memory through a
comprehensive and accurate technical process, proven to be effective
in the apprehension and conviction of criminals.

As a fine artist Patty works in a wide variety of mediums. Paintings
are primarily in oils with smaller works in pen and ink and various
methods of printmaking. Less frequently than she would like, she
creates sculptural pieces in clay. The body of her work has always
focused on the human spirit and the beauty of the natural world.
She is represented through her work in both private and public
collections throughout the US and Europe and through group and
solo exhibits throughout New England.

As an illustrator Patty works primarily in ink,
watercolor pencil, watercolors, dyes and
graphite. She has executed architectural
drawings, designed brochures, posters, and
logos for commercial businesses and
illustrated fourteen equine medical,
instructional, and humor books for two
major publishing companies on the east
coast: hal fhaltpress.com and
trafalgarsquarepublishing.com.

Illustrational work available at the studio shop
includes:

handmade note cards
one-of-a-kind greeting cards
framed and/or matted fine art pieces
uniquely designed and inspirational art
for children

"The artistic intention in all of my work is to
remind the viewer to cherish the human and
natural beauty of their world." Patty Naegeli

As a craftswoman, Patty has been commissioned to create imagery on a
wide variety of surfaces including metal, slate, wood, glass, and fabric.
She has painted carousel horses, furniture, and glass. If a surface can be
painted, she probably has painted on it. Her craftsmanship is on display
in most corners of the United States as well as in Switzerland, Germany,
and the United Kingdom.

Her American Handcrafted designs have been featured in "Femail
Creations", "Simply Extraordinary", and "Fire and Finesse" catalogs and
websites.

As a muralist Patty has designed and executed countless ceramic
tile and acrylic wall murals that depict a broad scope of imagery
and always including the home or business owner in the painting
process. "They have to live with whatever they put on their walls
so I like to give home owners the opportunity to own the work
and love it." In 1990 through 1992, Patty was a textile and
ceramic tile mural artist at Art Inherited in Land O' Lakes, FL.
Since returning to New England in 1993 she limits mural work to
select commissions.