[5] Based on Patchen's expertise, his book is part of the permanent collection of Giorgio Cini Foundation's Centro Studi del Vetro (Glass Study Center) library in Venice, Italy and the Rakow Library at the Corning Museum of Glass.

[citation needed] Patchen's work was featured in a cover article in the March/April 2016 issue of Glass Art Magazine.

Informal education included visits to the studio of Afro Celotto, maestro and former assistant to Lino Tagliapietra in Murano, Italy, and an artistic merit scholarship to the Pilchuck Glass School.

Early in his career, Patchen assisted several artists including Afro Celotto and Marvin Lipofsky in creating their work.

[7] Patchen's series include forms titled "Resistenza", "Foglio", "Parabola", "Allegro", "Bloom", "Piscine", "Ellipse" and "Spheres" which are created in murrine and/or cane.