Pat has long been a visual artist as well as an author. In addition to The King and the Beggar Lady, she also did illustrations for two of the creative team's novels, Terminal Games and The Jamais vu Papers. Most recently her artwork has appeared in juried virtual shows and major North Carolina exhibits. She has also exhibited in the Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. Her essay "Reveyesed I's" was published in the anthology Creativity (Simon & Schuster, edited by John Brockman). She is the author of The Secret World of Unicorns and several history titles.