Susan J. Wagner-White Pen & Ink

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Susan J. Wagner-White is a Canadian thalidomide survivor who draws exquisite detailed pen and ink pieces. Anything from motorcycles to birds to abstract. Susan

My thanks to friend Brent Lambert, who I've known most of my life, for writing this wonderful bio about me. Artist Susan White was born in Perth, Ontario in 1963, the victim of flawed regulatory and testing protocol in the pharmaceutical industry. Her mother and as many as twenty thousand other women worldwide, were given the drug thalidomide as a treatment for morning sickness. The impending result proved to be catastrophic. In Susan's case, she was born without arms. She struggled during formative years with the attitudes of people and their intolerance to difference. Pain, medical appointments, prosthetic fittings and trials weighed heavy on her but she pushed through to become the most EN-abled persons this writer has ever had the pleasure to know. Susan has inspired me since we met as children and continues to do so today with her brilliant artistic talent and strong voice as she is a valued proponent in the arenas of thalidomide justice and gay rights. The day I met Susan she was swimming at a local dam. Without arms. I took one look at her and decided that if she could do it, so could I. That was the day I learned to swim. She has not used prosthesis since she was a young girl. Determined to do things with her not fully developed hands growing out of her shoulders she has succeeded at everything she attempts. That means doing all the mundane tasks we all take for granted as well as driving fast sports cars and piloting speed boats. In short, Susan White is my hero. Her talent in pen and ink media is nothing short of awe inspiring given that she works without arms. Susan is married to her beautiful wife Rae and lives in the west end of Ottawa, Canada. "I have always had a pencil, pen, crayon,coloured pencil, etc. in my hand. Even if it was to just doodle, I was creating something. After hearing so many friends, family and strangers tell me I should be doing something with my talent, I decided it is a shame to waste it, so here I am."

13/12/2025

I made the cover of the Globe and Mail newspaper this morning!

25/05/2024

Tree in Motion, finished!

23/05/2024

A new piece I’m working on, ‘Tree in Motion.’ Pigma Micron .005mm black and graphite. It’s a ‘for fun’ piece.

04/11/2021

On my way down to my ‘local’ restaurant, Peter’s, that shows my art on the walls, to sell a print of Wise Eyes!

26/10/2021

This is me, on the right, with Michelle, proud new owner of a Glicee print of Wise Eyes at my ‘local’ Peter’s Restaurant and Bakery in Perth Ontario.
And yes, that’s also one of my other pieces, ‘Hummingbird with Flower’ above us.
It’s always a pleasure to sell my work to folks 👍🤗

25/08/2021

‘Pat’ WIP, coming along! .005mm Pigma Micron.

14/08/2021

Hi all, so an interesting thing has popped up. My eye doctor sent me to an eye specialist because she thought she saw a hole in the back of my eye and it turns out I have a tear in my retina and I’ll need surgery.
It’s pretty scary especially since my job involves my eyes.
The surgery is scheduled for September 1st, so some positive thoughts sent my way then would be much appreciated.

I found this picture in one of my free reference facebook groups I belong to, thought it might be a good one to draw.

31/07/2021

Hi strangers! I haven’t posted much lately, sorry about that.
Here’s a new WIP ‘Pat.’
9”x12”
Pigma Microm .005mm

Pat is my sister’s husband’s brother, he did recently and I just felt compelled to do this piece.

01/03/2021

I thought I’d share this video I made 2 years ago, my desk has the Code Park House on it, now long finished. It took me a whole month to do the dark maple tree on the left.

29/09/2020

Hi all! I haven’t forgotten about you all! Here’s a pic of the park in Perth, it’s in the comments.

26/02/2020

New commission, 1 of 3, ‘Liam’, WIP, 9”x12”, pen and ink pointillism. SOLD.

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