feeling like I’d stepped through some kind of doorway. It was one of those “oh crap” moments because i knew it would topple all my well laid plans and cast me into a sort of rudderless no man’s land. For a while that felt very “unprofessional” and sort of pretend. I wouldn’t show anyone my work for about a year while I just learned what i was doing.”


Sue truly threw herself into learning her new craft and today takes special pride in the quality of her welding. “One of my first sales of a larger piece was to a collector who is a retired welding instructor. He said he was initially drawn to the sculpture because of the shape, but sold when he examined the welds.” It’s this excellent base upon which Sue can now freely experiment as she brings more textures and color into the metal. “It is an ongoing experiment. That’s one thing I like most about it-- it’s never boring and I can continually stretch. In recent years I’ve been really interested in using color with the steel and am always developing techniques for that.”


Sue’s Studio


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