About

Sarai Stevens is an artist, permaculture educator, and community organizer based in Alger, Washington, within the Samish Watershed and Chuckanut Mountain region. Her work explores intergenerational trauma, healing, ecology, disability, and the repeating patterns that connect human behavior to the natural world.

Born with tremors, hearing loss, and bone disease, Stevens uses art as both a meditative practice and a tool for transformation. She began paper cutting in 2008, discovering that the pressure needed to work with an X-Acto knife steadied her hands and created a focused, physical pathway to creative flow.

Her work incorporates hand-cut paper, mushroom prints, and botanical impressions gathered from the forests and gardens where she lives. Drawing inspiration from ecological systems, subconscious imagery, and ancient cave art traditions, Stevens creates intricate works that investigate the relationship between inner and outer landscapes.

She holds that art is about the act, and that her pieces are artifacts of survival, healing, and evolution.

In addition to her studio practice, Stevens has worked extensively in food sovereignty, permaculture education, watershed stewardship, and community organizing in Skagit County, her place of connection.

She holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Western Washington University along with multiple certifications in sustainable agriculture and permaculture design.