Led by her desire to begin a career as an artist, Susan Jones moved from Virginia to Atlanta, where she received her art degree from the Art Institute of Atlanta.  Upon graduation she remained in Georgia and began her apprenticeship with an Atlanta area art conservation studio, where she quickly excelled in the art of oil painting conservation.  During that time, she met her husband, who was a master craftsman in the art of wood carving and gilding.  In 1991 Susan and her husband opened Master Framing and Conservation Studio, offering oil painting and period frame restoration to clients, both locally and nationally, for over 30 years.

Susan Hogue graduated from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and English Literature.  She began her career in the art world teaching art in after school programs, while also working as a freelance logo and mural artist.  Upon graduation, she was a designer and colorist with O'Karma-Jones Gallery in Atlanta.  In 1998, she left that position to begin her apprenticeship in art conservation at Master Framing & Conservation Studio, where she now serves as studio director and senior conservator, specializing in painting and object conservation.  Susan is also a freelance artist, teacher, and adjunct professor.

Elise Hogue came to apprentice with Master Framing and Conservation Studio in 2022 and is now our studio assistant and junior conservator.  She is a sculptor, ceramicist, painter and special effects artist with experience running her own small business.  She also has four years of hands on experience as a student of the historic preservation of early 1900s houses.  She is currently working to earn her undergraduate degree.