Background
Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Susan was born on November 5, 1948 in Baltimore. Daughter of William I. and Geraldine S. (Dodds) Hamilton.
Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Susan was born on November 5, 1948 in Baltimore. Daughter of William I. and Geraldine S. (Dodds) Hamilton.
Student, Hood College. Student, University Texas.
Designer, owner Renaissance Glass Company, Austin, 1973-1987. Artist, glass, paint and mixed media dba Impresa, Inc., Los Angeles and Ojai, California, since 1987. Member Art in Public Places Panel, Austin, 1986-1987.
Consultant National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 1986, 87, Community Redevelopment Agency, Los Angeles, 1990-1992. Artist trustee American Craft Council, 1988-1992. Lecturer, lead artist Hollywood Boulevard Streetscape Team, Hollywood, California, 1991-1994.
Lead artist Canoga Park, California, Pedestrianscape and Madrid Theater Project, City of Los Angeles, 1996-2000. Member Arts Commission, Ojai, California, since 2000. Member Hollywood Art and Design Advisory Panel, 1994-2003.
Lead artist Canoga Park, California, 1996-2000. Guest lecturer, artist Puchuck Glass School, 1980-1992, 94-95, 97, 2005, 2008, Rhode Island School Design, 1980, 2006, Massachusetts College Art, 1980, 2006, Dallas Museum Art, 1981, Japanese Glass Conference, 1985, California College Arts, Oakland, 1985, 89, Australian Glass Conference, 1987, Penland School Craft, North Carolina, 1996. Artist-in-residence Pilchuck Glass School, Washington, 2006, Museum Glass, Tacoma, 2006.
Artist archive project Focus on the Masters, 2007, Ventura, California, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 2010. Educator in field.
Member Glass Art Society (honorary life. Board directors 1982-1986, president 1984-1986), Museum Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Los Angeles County Museum, Ojai Studio Artists Group & Annual Studio Tour.
Married Richard E. Amend, November 27, 1987. Children: Jason Stinsmuehlen, Wyatt Amend.