Fun for You--See if you can find your auctioneer's favorite image on Patrice Federspiel's website. 

Born in Port Washington, WI and educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Patrice Federspiel is a watercolor artist living and painting in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Patrice first visited Hawai‘i in January 2000. Within five months she had found a way to quit her job, sell her house, and move to Hawai‘i to pursue her life-long dream of living life as an artist.

Since arriving in Hawai‘i, Patrice has had solo exhibits at Wine the Experience, Café Che Pasta, and the original Roy's Restaurant. Since 2003, she has exhibited with the Hawai‘i Watercolor Association twice annually, receiving one second place award for "Me, Me, Pick Me!", two Honorable Mentions, two Arches Paper Awards, the Charlotte Huntley Award, and the Daler-Rowney Award.

In 2004, Ms. Federspiel had the honor of being one of 50 artists chosen to participate in Honolulu's Geckos in Paradise sculpture competition/exhibit and auction. Patrice's gecko raised $10,000 for breast cancer research and can be seen in the recently published book, American Art Parades.

Ms. Federspiel's award-winning painting, Growing from the Inside Out, is featured in the 2006 edition of the Junior League of Honolulu's cookbook entitled Aloha Days, Hula Nights. Illustrations by Patrice have been published in: 60 @ 60: 60 Things that Can Happen to Your Body @ 60 and What You Can Do About Them; Hawai‘i Woman Magazine; Midweek Islander; Hawai‘i Bar Journal; and Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawai‘i.