Susan Makara has been an artist since she could hold a pencil. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Arts and Design from Virginia Commonwealth University she was Assistant Art Director at Model Secondary School for the Deaf located on Gallaudet University’s campus in Washington DC. In Colorado Makara opened a business designing and constructing decorative stained and etched glass windows and doors in Evergreen. In Virginia she was the Graphic Artist on the PBS Series, “Powerhouse”, created cover art for Recorded Books, and drew story boards for television commercial.