Services held for Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, 56, of Catonsville http://tinyurl.com/yjxk5vv Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19yztb
March 20, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/03/services-held-for-patricia-anne-patti.html
March 20, 2010 by Kevin Dayhoff http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2010/03/services-held-for-patricia-anne-patti.html
Friends, family, loved ones, students, and fellow teachers crowded into Our Lady of Victory Church, 4414 Wilkens Ave, Catonsville, on Saturday to pay their last respects to Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, 56, of Catonsville, a nationally known artist and teacher who died March 13 at home after an extended illness. Battaglia was born October 17, 1953.
After the service, she was buried at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 East Padonia Rd, in Timonium.
She was well known in the Maryland – and Carroll County art community for her unique jewelry, collages, drawing, mixed media, and printmaking.
She participated in McDaniel College’s annual Common Ground on the Hill as an instructor since 1998.
One of her original collagraph prints is included in the Maryland Printmakers book housed in the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Battaglia attended the Community College of Baltimore County in Catonsville, before earning a Masters degree in Art Education from Towson University.
She was awarded Teacher of the Year, by the Maryland Art Education Association in 1994. She retired from teaching art in Howard County public schools 30 years, in October 2008. She taught elementary art for 16 of those years and middle school art for 14 years.
“Patti was one of a kind...we will all miss her so,” lamented Dr. Pam Zappardino of McDaniel College and Common Ground.
Susan Williamson of the Carroll Arts Council commented, “She was one of the most beautiful women I have ever met and her soul shone through those gorgeous eyes.”
In addition to her handcrafted jewelry and clothing, Battaglia was known affectionately as the “accessory queen.”
In an extensive interview with Stephanie Shapiro for the Baltimore Sun “This teacher of art is a work of art,” on October 3, 1996, Battaglia, whom Shapiro referred to as “A multimedia artist and confessed ‘clothesaholic,” said, “They don't call me the accessory queen for nothing. I collect everything from antique clothes and coats…”
Walt Michael, executive director and Founder of Common Ground, said “Patti was a stellar member of the art faculty at Common Ground on the Hill from 1998 until just last year.
“Patti's innate talents and artistic flare will be sorely missed by the hundreds of students of all races and ages who spent their summers with her. We will all miss Patti's warm countenance and unforgettable smile, which nurtured everyone she encountered.”
Sara Murphy, friend, and co-owner of “Patrinkets Jewelry” with Battaglia said, “Our beautiful, incredible, passionate, artist and friend has lost her fight with cancer… She will be missed by many friends, family, students, artists, teachers, and countless others whom she loved during her life.
Linda Van Hart, a retired Carroll County public schools art teacher, art professor at McDaniel College, fellow participant in instructor at Common Ground and lifelong friend of Battaglia’s, said “she was beautiful and kind…”
In between teaching in Howard County public schools, Common Ground and the Maryland Institute College of Art; Van Hart says, “We sandwiched art "happenings" at Howard County Arts Center and installation's for Maryland Art Places' Hair Ball sponsored by John Waters with the United Art Workers
“Many of the best art teachers in Maryland polished their passion for teaching art in her classroom (as student teachers.)
“She has been my best friend for over half my life. Patti is an awesome artist and an unforgettable woman,” said Van Hart.
Battaglia was also especially fond of her two dogs, which she referred to as her “boyz,” Aussie Sidney, an 11-year-old super sized Australian Shepherd and Berner Frankie, a 7-year-old Bernese mountain dog.
Battaglia was the beloved daughter of Lucy Battaglia-Witherspoon (nee Levasseur) and the late Salvatore Battaglia, loving companion and soul mate of Bill Murphy, and dear sister of Timothy, his wife Maureen, and their daughter Jessica; Michael and his wife Allison; and Gregory and his wife, Tracy and their sons Michael and Alex.
20100320 sdosmked Services held for PAB
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20100313 PAB pic chron
Patti Anne Battaglia October 17, 1953 – March 13, 2010 [19930200 PAB]
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Find a tribute to Patti Anne Battaglia here: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/patti-anne-battaglia-nationally-known.html or here: http://tinyurl.com/y9pdsla Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, 56, of Catonsville, a nationally known artist and teacher, died March 13 at home after an extended illness. Battaglia was born October 17, 1953.
Battaglia, teacher of art is a work of art By Stephanie Shapiro Oct 3 1996 http://tinyurl.com/ybgyble Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19ynd3 Candid Closet: This teacher of art is a work of art By Stephanie Shapiro October 03, 1996By Stephanie Shapiro, SUN STAFF (Editor’s note: Ms. Shapiro was a writer for the Baltimore Sun from February 1985 to March 2008.) http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-10-03/features/1996277162_1_creative-alliance-make-your-clothes-sew http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/battaglia-teacher-of-art-is-work-of-art.html http://tinyurl.com/ybgyble
Click here for a larger image of Patti: http://twitpic.com/19hn4a [19890600-PAB-1csm] Patti Anne Battaglia nationally known artist teacher 56 By Dayhoff 14March2010 http://tinyurl.com/y9pdsla http://twitpic.com/19hn4a http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835#!/photo.php?pid=1019481&id=1040426835
Patti Anne Battaglia, Linda Van Hart and Kevin Dayhoff on an art expedition in Washington, D.C, in August 1989. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19lrkk [19890800 PAB group 1b] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/battaglia-van-hart-dayhoff-on-art.html http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835#!/photo.php?pid=1019418&id=1040426835&fbid=1346085365772
Quilt project Group picture with Patti Anne Battaglia April 1990 http://tinyurl.com/y8l78cz Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19ygd6 Group picture April 1990, while working on the, “Friends in Fabric,” December 1989 - April 1990 [19900400 Quilt Group PAB 1] http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/459644844/group-picture-april-1990-while-working-on-the http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilt-project-group-picture-with-patti.html
Patti Anne Battaglia in the tomato soup can project on August 4, 1990 at Sally Snyder’s. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19y4vw [19900804 PAB Tomato Soup] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/patti-anne-battaglia-in-tomato-soup-can.html http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/462597660/patti-anne-battaglia-in-the-tomato-soup-can
Labels: Art Artists, Art Artists Battaglia Patti Anne, Art Artists Van Hart Linda, People Tributes
After the service, she was buried at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 East Padonia Rd, in Timonium.
She was well known in the Maryland – and Carroll County art community for her unique jewelry, collages, drawing, mixed media, and printmaking.
She participated in McDaniel College’s annual Common Ground on the Hill as an instructor since 1998.
One of her original collagraph prints is included in the Maryland Printmakers book housed in the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Battaglia attended the Community College of Baltimore County in Catonsville, before earning a Masters degree in Art Education from Towson University.
She was awarded Teacher of the Year, by the Maryland Art Education Association in 1994. She retired from teaching art in Howard County public schools 30 years, in October 2008. She taught elementary art for 16 of those years and middle school art for 14 years.
“Patti was one of a kind...we will all miss her so,” lamented Dr. Pam Zappardino of McDaniel College and Common Ground.
Susan Williamson of the Carroll Arts Council commented, “She was one of the most beautiful women I have ever met and her soul shone through those gorgeous eyes.”
In addition to her handcrafted jewelry and clothing, Battaglia was known affectionately as the “accessory queen.”
In an extensive interview with Stephanie Shapiro for the Baltimore Sun “This teacher of art is a work of art,” on October 3, 1996, Battaglia, whom Shapiro referred to as “A multimedia artist and confessed ‘clothesaholic,” said, “They don't call me the accessory queen for nothing. I collect everything from antique clothes and coats…”Walt Michael, executive director and Founder of Common Ground, said “Patti was a stellar member of the art faculty at Common Ground on the Hill from 1998 until just last year.
“Patti's innate talents and artistic flare will be sorely missed by the hundreds of students of all races and ages who spent their summers with her. We will all miss Patti's warm countenance and unforgettable smile, which nurtured everyone she encountered.”
Sara Murphy, friend, and co-owner of “Patrinkets Jewelry” with Battaglia said, “Our beautiful, incredible, passionate, artist and friend has lost her fight with cancer… She will be missed by many friends, family, students, artists, teachers, and countless others whom she loved during her life.
Linda Van Hart, a retired Carroll County public schools art teacher, art professor at McDaniel College, fellow participant in instructor at Common Ground and lifelong friend of Battaglia’s, said “she was beautiful and kind…”
In between teaching in Howard County public schools, Common Ground and the Maryland Institute College of Art; Van Hart says, “We sandwiched art "happenings" at Howard County Arts Center and installation's for Maryland Art Places' Hair Ball sponsored by John Waters with the United Art Workers
“Many of the best art teachers in Maryland polished their passion for teaching art in her classroom (as student teachers.)
“She has been my best friend for over half my life. Patti is an awesome artist and an unforgettable woman,” said Van Hart.
Battaglia was also especially fond of her two dogs, which she referred to as her “boyz,” Aussie Sidney, an 11-year-old super sized Australian Shepherd and Berner Frankie, a 7-year-old Bernese mountain dog.
Battaglia was the beloved daughter of Lucy Battaglia-Witherspoon (nee Levasseur) and the late Salvatore Battaglia, loving companion and soul mate of Bill Murphy, and dear sister of Timothy, his wife Maureen, and their daughter Jessica; Michael and his wife Allison; and Gregory and his wife, Tracy and their sons Michael and Alex.
20100320 sdosmked Services held for PAB
~~~~~
20100313 PAB pic chron
Patti Anne Battaglia October 17, 1953 – March 13, 2010 [19930200 PAB]
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48921&id=1040426835&saved#!/photo.php?pid=1019508&id=1040426835
Find a tribute to Patti Anne Battaglia here: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/patti-anne-battaglia-nationally-known.html or here: http://tinyurl.com/y9pdsla Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, 56, of Catonsville, a nationally known artist and teacher, died March 13 at home after an extended illness. Battaglia was born October 17, 1953.
Battaglia, teacher of art is a work of art By Stephanie Shapiro Oct 3 1996 http://tinyurl.com/ybgyble Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19ynd3 Candid Closet: This teacher of art is a work of art By Stephanie Shapiro October 03, 1996By Stephanie Shapiro, SUN STAFF (Editor’s note: Ms. Shapiro was a writer for the Baltimore Sun from February 1985 to March 2008.) http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-10-03/features/1996277162_1_creative-alliance-make-your-clothes-sew http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/battaglia-teacher-of-art-is-work-of-art.html http://tinyurl.com/ybgyble
Click here for a larger image of Patti: http://twitpic.com/19hn4a [19890600-PAB-1csm] Patti Anne Battaglia nationally known artist teacher 56 By Dayhoff 14March2010 http://tinyurl.com/y9pdsla http://twitpic.com/19hn4a http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835#!/photo.php?pid=1019481&id=1040426835
Patti Anne Battaglia, Linda Van Hart and Kevin Dayhoff on an art expedition in Washington, D.C, in August 1989. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19lrkk [19890800 PAB group 1b] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/battaglia-van-hart-dayhoff-on-art.html http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835#!/photo.php?pid=1019418&id=1040426835&fbid=1346085365772
Quilt project Group picture with Patti Anne Battaglia April 1990 http://tinyurl.com/y8l78cz Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19ygd6 Group picture April 1990, while working on the, “Friends in Fabric,” December 1989 - April 1990 [19900400 Quilt Group PAB 1] http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/459644844/group-picture-april-1990-while-working-on-the http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1019468&id=1040426835 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilt-project-group-picture-with-patti.html
Patti Anne Battaglia in the tomato soup can project on August 4, 1990 at Sally Snyder’s. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19y4vw [19900804 PAB Tomato Soup] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/patti-anne-battaglia-in-tomato-soup-can.html http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/462597660/patti-anne-battaglia-in-the-tomato-soup-can
Labels: Art Artists, Art Artists Battaglia Patti Anne, Art Artists Van Hart Linda, People Tributes
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