Maria Sifonios Stergiou

Hello,

I come from a family of healers and artists. My maternal                      great-grandmother was a traditional midwife and maternal-great grandfather a traditional chiropractor. For as long as I remember, the art of healing and textiles have always been an integral part of my family and those skills have been passed on from generation to generation.

I’m a passionate artist, textile designer, graphic designer and a postpartum doula, and I love getting people excited about the things I’m excited about.

I have had diverse experiences with employment in design firms, retail, art gallery placements, art exhibition curating, management, community volunteering, visual merchandising and art workshops. I’ve participated in various group exhibitions and I have had a few solo ones too. 

I love art, design, typography, branding and illustration. Through the years I cut my creative teeth in watercolour painting, photography, ceramics and sculpture, textile surface design and floor plan/room scene rendering.

When I’m not immersing myself into mixed media embroidery art, drafting magazine layouts and brainstorming innovative projects for clients, I ’m trying my best to motivate, empower and impart my knowledge and experiences to others so they can find the same fulfilment as I have in my work.