Having studied Fine Art at the Slade School, London, Susie Johns began her publishing career as a magazine editor before becoming a freelance writer and designer. Susie has contributed to such publications as Let’s Knit, Crafts Beautiful, Embroidery, Needlecraft, Woman’s Weekly, Family Circle, Practical Parenting and Art Attack and has demonstrated crafts for tv shows. She particularly enjoys art and craft activities that involve recycling and reinventing. Susie runs workshops in drawing and painting, knitting and crochet, embroidery, and 3D design. She is the founding member of the East Greenwich knitting group, ‘Knitting Night at The Pelton.’ www.susieatthecircus.typepad.com