“Maintaining an art practice is always a battle between space, money, and time. As an artist and a mother, I needed to organize these three elements, while I developed my character to be a more emotionally sound and compassionate person. Where the obstacles of motherhood to making art may be obvious, what was not initially apparent to me was how my work would develop as part of the process of parenting.  Being a mother has given me the skills to be a better artist.”

Patty Hudak is an American artist, who moved with her family to Asia in 2005. After being intrigued by Chinese culture and art, her work began to express a synthesis between Asian Ink traditions and the spirit of American Expressionism. Later moving to Japan, she began to learn traditional Japanese woodblock printing, recently took carving lessons with Master Japanese Carver Motoharu Asaka and also participated as an artist in residence with Mi-Lab Mokuhanga Residency Program in Lake Kawaguchi.