About

Hope Bay, Pender Island, B.C. (this is not my mailing address)

Please note - I welcome visitors but I am not always in the studio during working hours. Call or email to arrange a visit

Phone: (250) 380-8496

email: susanpm@shaw.ca

Susan, an award-winning textile and surface design artist, resides and works on Pender Island, British Columbia, on the traditional and unceded lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ and Tsawout peoples. Her island is surrounded by ocean vistas, rich forests and abundant wildlife.

Her education includes the London City & Guilds programme in textiles and surface design, as well as formal studies at the Ontario College of Art and the Vancouver Island School of Art. Over the past three decades, Susan has developed mastered a diverse range of techniques, with her primary focus on the use of cloth as a medium of artistic expression. She has expertise in the application of dyes and paints to fabric, creating complex patterns and textures, and is also skilled in wax resist, screen printing, and dyeing for precise colour sequences.

Grounded in her family’s needlework traditions, Susan’s practice has evolved from functional craftsmanship to innovative artistic exploration. Her work often emphasizes mark making, text, and narrative within a controlled colour palette, shifting towards abstraction through the layering of cloth, paper, and found materials. She integrates recycled elements, as well as painted, waxed, or cut paper into her pieces. Currently, she is focused on the creation of dimensional body and vessel forms that explore feminine attributes, spanning a conceptual timeline from pre-birth to death.

In addition to her artistic practice, Susan has authored several books on contemporary quilting techniques, taught extensively both nationally and internationally, and offers a series of well-regarded online workshops and a mentorship programme for textile and visual artists. Susan invites you to sign up for her newsletter at susanpm.com or follow her on social media.

Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that for thousands of years the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakwaka'wakw peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work,  and play. We seek a new relationship with the first peoples here; one based in honour and respect.