Biography

Susan Green grew up in the Rocky Mountains and received a B.A. in Art with an emphasis on design and printmaking from Brigham Young University. She relocated to California where she began creating jewelry in 1974, selling her first collections to Obiko in San Francisco, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles and Henri Bendel in New York. As her business grew, she trained a growing atelier of skilled craftspeople and built a large collection of beads, fibers, and objects from around the world for use in her work. In 1989, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico with her family. Susan now works from her beautiful adobe studio in Santa Fe's Railyard Arts District. A highly skilled group of artisans work with her in the continuing creation of her unique jewelry. Susan Green creates a line of one of a kind and limited edition jewelry sought by many of the country’s finest stores, galleries, and collectors of contemporary crafts. Her pieces are distinctive and recognizable for their high level of artisanship, beautiful colorations and unusual materials. Susan translates ethnic influences and images from nature into elegant, contemporary shapes for a sophisticated expression. Her jewelry is designed to compliment the form and movement of the body. There is a feeling of magic and adornment in her work, which communicates a sense of pleasure to the wearer.