Suzie trained At London College of Fashion in film/TV make-up and prosthetics and enjoyed a successful career in this industry until 1995 when she decided to follow her passion and pursue sculpture full time.
Her background in make-up proved invaluable and during a fine art degree at City and Guilds of London Art School she found herself especially drawn to figure modelling and portraiture - the face seeming to contain the ‘essence’ of the personality.