Born and raised in Southern Maine, Susan spent summers collecting shells, pebbles and seaweed on the coast…..a habit she continues today.

Following graduation from The University of Maine she spent five years in Heidelberg Germany before moving to Seattle where she studied Textile Design at the University of Washington.

In 1983 Susan accepted a teaching position in a one-room school house on Little Cranberry Island in Acadia National Park and transitioned the family back to Maine.

For 22 years Susan was the Fine Arts Department Chair at North Yarmouth Academy where she taught Design & Visual Art while overseeing music, drama, dance, clay, photography and art from 1985-2007. Now retired, She and her husband live in Yarmouth with their dog Rudder.

EDUCATION

University of Maine: BA 1966 Psychology & Education

University of Washington: BA 1981 Textile Design & Art Education

University of Southern Maine: MA 2004 American & New England Studies