Stephanie was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up mainly in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has dual citizenship with both Canada and the USA.
She earned a BA in Art from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2012, then a Master's in Digital Art Creation from the Guildhall at SMU in Plano, Texas in 2014. She went on to earn a second Master's with a major in Fashion Design (with applications for video game design) and a minor in Theatre Arts at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in December 2018. She has been employed as an Art teacher for the last 7 years.
Stephanie enjoys doing both digital and traditional art, and has recently re-taken up sculpture as well. In her free time she practices digital and traditional art, reads, and watches horror movies.