terminal creative project, Concealing and Revealing, was advised by Barbara Setsu Pickett.
[5] From 1997–2015, she was the studio director at The Weavers’ School on Whidbey Island, Washington, with Madelyn van der Hoogt.
[8][9] The Oregon Weavers' Guild rated her weaving skills as excellent, noting, "Her knowledge of materials is unsurpassed, and her expertise is marked by a great number of commissions.
"[10] For an exhibit entitled, Something about Susan, Ellen Snellgrove described Liles' "weavings that show profiles of people.
"[11] Linda Sellers of The Register-Guard described her as a "master weaver", adding that Liles' creations are often displayed in Handwoven magazine.