Susan has created with clay for fifty years. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, she has been a Studio Potter and Teacher, including as a Artist in Residence for the Ohio Arts Council. This involved teaching around the State of Ohio, where she shared her love of working with clay and the textures and patterns of nature. Susan is a long time teacher in local community classrooms and is a member of Brick Ceramic and Design Studio where she creates, fires and teaches. She uses the diverse patterns, textures and line found in Nature as a source for her surfaces and forms.