Susan began making art at the age of three and hasn't lost her childlike enthusiasm for creativity. She uses art to cope with the symptoms of her trauma and mental illness. Says Susan, “I create playful worlds – all of them raw, intuitive, impulsive, direct, emotional, psychedelic, and whimsical. I like to incorporate text and stream of consciousness writing in my art, including messages from my late twin brother. There are also elements of spiritual symbolism from my Indo-Trinidadian ancestry, and handsewn fabric throughout my work. The handsewn elements are a throwback to my childhood, taking my life back from my abusive mother, who refused to let me sew or be creative. However, both of my grandmothers were seamstresses, so I feel as though I am keeping alive a family tradition and legacy in my work." Susan has created several categories of hand-sewn dolls. Asylum Dolls consists of icons and the average person; the common thread is mental illness. The icons represented are women and men in history whom Susan identifies with due to similarities in trauma, mental illness, and confinement to psychiatric hospitals. Healing Pillows and Healing Dolls celebrate irreplaceable icons in history and everyday dolls with inspirational messages of hope and healing that are meant to comfort. The Out of My Head series consists of self-portraits featuring open zipper heads with handwritten inner dialogues pouring out like strands of hair –tangled, messy, chaotic and intricate, as thoughts are. Susan also performs as an actor under the stage name Shyla Idris. She has a doll series comprising characters from Shakespeare’s world.