Born in the mid 70's in the UK to a very creative family, my father a carpenter/builder, my mother just creative in every way from cooking to painting, a grandfather who designed aircraft and a graphic designer brother and uncle, I was very rarely without a creative project on hand.

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I however followed my left brain and studied Law at Exeter University in the UK before moving to London to work for a major accounting firm in the arena of international mobility and tax, this saw me obtain a secondment to Sydney in 2001( this knowledge still comes in useful with guiding people in terms of rental and overseas property ownership, depreciation and the such like!).  It is here I met my husband, made my home, had two character filled children and followed my passion in the creative world.  

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I obtained my diploma in Colour Design in 2011 from the International School of Colour Design, where I received two "Awards for Excellence", followed by an Industry Award from "Murobond Paints" and was a Finalist in the 2012 "Dulux Colour Awards" in Melbourne.

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Juggling my design career with the corporate world, i stepped away from the corporate ladder in 2018 to focus on building Emma Stergoulis Design and spend more time with my young family.