Svetlana Filimonova was born in Siberia. From an early age she showed artistic tendencies and had to draw on every material such as walls,furnitures,bodies,and paper. In 1975 she completed examinations and  was admitted to Art School. In 1982 she completed a course of architecture, following that with the completion in 1985 of a course of philosophy at Sverdlovsk University. She also obtained a degree in the theory of Art from University of Omsk.

From 1982-1985 she worked as a designer in the Departament of PhotoArt and from1985-1991 she worked in the Departament of Omsk. She opened her own business in 1992 and worked successfully as a business women. In 1996 year she lost two close people. One was her brother and the other  her friend from Art School, who died of cancer. His name was Sergey Sudakov. He was one of the best craftsmen of ceramic. Svetlana promised him to continue his ceramics song, but she didn't have knowledge in this.
The entire time she didn't end her connection with her University, taking part in various exhibitions.

She settled in Israel in 2000 with her three children. She began a search for a job and took a course of Design and building of sites and receive a place in a Glass factory. She painted glass for three years but she felt havn't a health and any force to 2004. In July of 2004 became the red point in her life or to live or to died. Her life was saved and keep a clay.The new period was begin.The song of clay. The clay speaks to me, it keeps and supports me in the hard moments of my life, it cries and laughs with me. I feel the love and tenderness....And I hold my word before Sergey, I continue his song,but now it is my song too....