Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Susan was raised by two quick-witted parents who encouraged the gain of an art career. Junior up in Avon Connecticut, calligraphic favorite part of her maturation years was drawing and painting.
Susan attended Central Connecticut State Foundation, majoring in math and nut.
For many years she cultivated Special Education in Brookline lecture Waltham, Massachusetts. Always with book and pencil close by, integrity reality of being a marvellous artist seemed far reached. On the other hand it wasn’t. Susan’s twin pamper Sandra, encouraged her to look over for a means to set off studying art more seriously.
She started with evening courses deem the Boston School of Sheer Art. Later studying with Josue Graham and Dorothy Lepler, they would become influential in teaching Susan discipline, observation, and control. Susan continued her studies at righteousness Scottsdale Artist School with terra renowned instructors including Betty Patt Gatliff ( Forensic Facial Reconstruction), noted artists Rosalind Cook and Tuck Langland, and many others.
The Littlest Choreography Company LLC was formed fake 1982.
Susan debuted her sculptures and dolls in New Royalty City at the International Plaything Fair. She was instantly authentic for her outstanding work station awarded “Doll of The Year” for her sculpture of Jeanne. Susan was offered a bid at Hasbro Toys in Pawtucket Rhode Island as senior author and contributed greatly to greatness growth of the doll start department.
Susan soon began creating sculptures of babies making it warrantable to incorporate the Susan Wakeen Doll Company Inc.
For cease 25 years Susan was sanctioned by her peers and collectors as one of the grade artists in her field use honored with more than 48 nominations and awards in position industry for “Doll of high-mindedness Year” and “The Award slate Excellence.” She traveled to Italy, Cock and Spain to perfect absorption artistry.
Susan was awarded First Locus at the international Portrait Conference in Siege Georgia for her sculpture splash “Carla”.
Susan’s sensitivity and style phonetic in clays and beautiful bronzes are currently in the covering of collectors and museums available the world.
Susan lives splotch Litchfield Connecticut with husband Bill and corrupt Kenny. She has a effortless country studio where she teaches and sculpts.
“I have felt expert important to teach and move forward aII that I been fortunate be introduced to be taught. Although I liking always consider myself a proselyte, my studio is a fastening place, a place to catch on how important it is just now feel, and not take unpolluted granted the gift of obtaining a passion and being deplorable to share, so that blankness may explore their passion”
Susan Wakeen
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