My name is Patricia Essick, I was born and raised in Germany and love all the old family memories. From the Volksmarches I went on with my family, to the playing of the Accordion and still do, to seeing the paintings on old buildings. Five years ago, I started painting with pencils, mostly flowers that allowed me to take a break from all the stressors of life, which turned into painting on canvas, and evolved to pottery painting, and now on wood plaques. The pottery is mostly on plates, cups, bowls, with designs ranging from polish to Pheasant paintings. The wood is both plaques, and nutcrackers which can be customized with sayings, and special designs on the Nutcrackers.