Susan's work is informed by nature and the landscape around her home in Everton, Ontario. She works with recycled and distressed fibres, paper and textile combinations and found objects. She also paints and dyes most of her own materials, and has just completed her Diploma in Stitched Textiles and Design from the City & Guilds of London with Siân Martin.

Almost as soon as she had finished her Diploma, Susan was struck down with congestive heart failure! Since she leads a healthy life, this was a shock, and she had to take much of this summer off. Regrettably, some workshops had to be postponed, and work slowed right down. But as of the fall of 2011, she's back at work, catching up on commissions and planning a new show about the experience of healing and caring for her heart. There is also a new workshop, Painting a Picture on Fabric.

In August, the World of Threads Festival interviewed Susan on line, and you can see this at this link.