BIOGRAPHY

Sue Fox grew up with a love of glass art, especially paperweights and scent bottles, which she first encountered on strolls through antique shops during family vacations. She also recalls her mother's treasured collection of old Heisey glass. She never would have imagined that one day she would be creating glass treasures of her own.

In the late 1970's, Sue pursued an academic career, only to discover that her true passion and talent lay in handwork. A sense of adventure during a summer break from the College of Charleston led her on a sailing trip to the Chesapeake Bay, where she lived aboard a sailboat in Annapolis harbor and worked ashore learning the craft of nautical canvaswork. Upon return to Charleston the following year, Sue chose to start her own canvas business. This was a time of hard work, growing confidence and sun-filled days sailing with friends.

During a transitional period of her life in the early 1990's, an introduction to flameworking presented itself during a trip to Sante Fe, New Mexico. Thoroughly entranced by this new medium, and not one to shy away from new and exciting possibilities, Sue returned home to South Carolina and set up a studio where she worked to perfect her art, reveling in the opportunity to create the beautiful glass objects she had loved as a child. She discovered early on that she preferred intricately detailed work which led to her interest in paperweight buttons, pendants, and dollhouse miniatures.

Sue has won several national awards at Bead and Button Shows. She is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and has attained artisan status in the International Guild of Miniature Artisans. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Bergstrom-Mahler Paperweight Museum, as well as in private collections.

Sue's paperweight buttons are signed with a signature cane. It is a cross between an S and F with a blue border. Transparent buttons are etched with S. Fox and the year.

Sue currently works out of her studio in Spartanburg, South Carolina.