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Early Years

Susie Cooper was born in the Stanfields area of Stoke-on-Trent on 29th October 1902. As one of seven children, Susie was born into a family with business and property interests, including a farm.

During her childhood, the farm gave her plenty of inspiration from the natural world, which she channeled into her favourite pastime - drawing.

This gave Susie a keen eye for detail.

Susie’s upbringing and her family background gave her an understanding of how business worked, and this would prove very useful to her later in life when she set up her own company.

Burslem School of Art

In 1919, Susie enrolled at the Burslem School of Art.

There, she initially studied typing but quickly transferred to a subject she truly loved - drawing classes. After a year, and because of the quality of her work, Susie was offered a scholarship on a full-time basis in September 1920.

It was at the start of the course that Susie met Gordon Forsyth, the superintendent for art in