Susan Circone is a fiber artist in the Portland, Oregon area. Her work explores the minutiae of the physical and natural world, finding inspiration in its structures, textures, and forms. The slow process of stitching is used for mark-making and construction, expressing the importance of the mundane, the microscopic, and the overlooked. Circone grew up in Columbus Ohio. In her prior life she was a research scientist and adjunct professor in the geological sciences. Circone has assisted in the installation of the Art Invitational for the past three years.