Sue Heaser is a professional artist, writer and craftswoman whose skills range from painting, illustration and sculpture to glass engraving, scenery painting, textile crafts and pottery. After a foundation course in art and a degree in geography and archaeology she became an archaeological illustrator, working on jewellery and artefacts from sites all over Britain. She is acknowledged as a world wide authority on polymer clay and metal clays. She has written many books and articles on a variety of craft and design subjects. She is a qualified Art Clay Senior Instructor and has taken Master classes in the subject in Japan. She founded the British Polymer Clay Guild in 1997 and Art Clay World UK Guild in 2005.