Sue's career as financial planner at a large corporation kept her artist talent buried for many years. She had long been an admirer of art, especially glass art, as a consumer, but not as a creator. Only after being "downsized" did Sue learn to build with her hands, as well as her mind. She found the excitement of kiln-worked glass and found her art.

The glass process in Sue's jewelry is called kiln work or fused glass. It is the process of layering different colors and types of glass and firing them in a kiln. This process is repeated until the desired effect is achieved. Most of Sue's work incorporates dichroic glass. This is a type of glass which has a metallic coating in it. The process of coating the glass is done in a vacuum chamber and different colors are achieved using different types of metal.

In some of her pieces, Sue also incorporates pulled cane or latticino (a swirl or spiral pattern of many white or colored threads of glass), which are made using a torch. In torchwork, pieces are manipulated in an open torch to achieve the spiral look. She pulls the pieces in the torch and then uses those twisted pieces as one of the layers of glass that then goes into the kiln.

After each piece meet Sue's creative design, she finishes it with a bails or earring finding to create a one-of-a-kind earring, pendant, bracelet, watch, necklace or ring. The process of melting glass and influencing its fluidity gives release to Sue's creative spirit. She continues to grow, recently learning silversmithing to enhance her hot glass techniques.