Susan T. Draughon, born in 1953, is a North Carolina native, local artist and participant in the Chatham County Annual Open Studio Tour. She lives on Saralyn Road with her son Andrew and her five animals.

Susan has a B.F.A. in sculpture and a M.A. in Ceramics. She began her career as a potter fascinated by the potential inherent in clay as a creative medium and her artwork evolved to include portrait, figure and animal sculptures.

Susan has thirty years of successful experiences as a student, teacher, artist, explorer and world traveler. She has studied mask making and mask dance with the renowned I. B. Anom of Mas in Bali, Indonesia and has traversed the lands of the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans, Celts, and Aborigines to name a few.