About The artist

Susan has called herself an artist from the time she was a small child and discovered the joys of creating art, anything from drawing to making her own doll clothes. Her dresser top was alway dotted with [temporary] works of art made from modeling clay. This led to exploring other forms of sculpture in her teens.  In college Susan majored in fine art and science. During and after college she dabbled in local theater, creating sets, costumes, and props. In the 90s Susan became intrigued by polymer clay after seeing it demonstrated on “The Carol Duvalll Show.” She bought an Atlas pasta machine and began experimenting, not always successfully. Then she met some fellow polymer clay artists who pointed her in the right direction and hasn’t looked back since. Susan’s primary work in polymer clay involves sculpture. She especially enjoys creating and engineering interactive pieces.

More places you can find Susan online are https://www.instagram.com/suzicq/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/suzicq/

Raised on a steady diet of museums, travel, faerie tales, and outdoor exploration, I developed a fascination with sacred spaces and objects, and how these relate to the natural world. All my work, be it shrines, reliquaries, mythical figures, or small adornments, has its roots in the personal stories of my youth. I see my artistic journey as yet another story, a never-ending interaction with the mysterious. As a way of sharing that, much of my art is interactive and invites the viewer to explore further. Pieces may open or rattle; they may have articulated limbs. Other pieces may be lifted from their frames for closer examination. Each piece is created through sketches that I update as the piece is sculpted from polymer or epoxy clay and built in layers, being cured after each. Additional elements are added during some build cycles, and may be as varied as glass, metal, string, found objects, paint, ink, or more. Individual pieces typically go through five to a dozen such cycles, taking days or weeks to complete. Many of my pieces give new life to discarded items such as jewelry parts, buttons, beads, or lace gleaned from flea markets, estate sales, or tag sales, keeping their stories going too.