Snail Scott has been a sculptor since childhood, when she annoyed fellow kindergarteners by carving their crayons into tiny artworks. Pursuing this intent in more acceptable ways, she went on to earn degrees in both art and architecture (with honors) at the University of New Mexico, and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. After teaching sculpture and ceramics for fifteen years at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, she has returned to full-time work in her own studio.

Snail has worked professionally in ceramics, metals, and other media for over thirty years, and her sculpture has been shown in exhibitions and galleries from coast to coast, including Grounds for Sculpture and the National Sculpture Society.