Her rich and intricate art quilts are inspired by her surroundings, incorporating images of plants and animals that inhabit her extensive organic garden and the woodlands of Pennsylvania, first in Lancaster County and now from Allegheny County. Her river quilts show the beauty of the mighty Susquehanna and the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh. Her recent works address her ongoing concern with severe weather events and climate change.
She also works with architectural subjects, including a series documenting the transformation of the beaux-arts style Watt & Shand department store into a hotel and convention center, and the Ashley and Bailey Silk Mill into a tourist attraction. Sue was one of a select group of artists chosen to participate in the James Webb Space Telescope Artist Event at NASA Goddard Space Center.
Silk Mill #3 was the 2013 winner of the Art of the State Museum Purchase Award and is now part of the permanent collection of the State Museum of Pennsylvania.
Sue is a three-time lender the the U.S. State Department Art in Embassies Program.