Patti's sculptures begin with a repurposed cuckoo clock which becomes the foundation for found objects which are selected and attached in a “free-association” symbolic process to produce shrine-like results. Given the original connection of the cuckoo clock to the Black Forest of Germany, the attached objects and suggestive titles reinforce links to ancient Germanic mythology in a purely fanciful and often humorous manner. “Journey to Valhalla” is a reference to the Germanic afterlife- Valhalla was the place where heroic warriors resided after death to enjoy an eternal feast.