SARAH RICE

Sarah Rice sold her first piece for $26,000.00 to a billionaire art collector in Oregon, establishing a high benchmark for the caliber and value of her future works. This first piece didn’t just affirm her direction—it sparked a deeper commitment to her craft. Inspired by the experience, she began working on a larger scale pieces and fully dedicated herself to her practice, exploring her ideas with greater depth, clarity, and ambition.

Sarah was raised on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, where she had the rare and rich experience of growing up immersed in a blend of cultures—most prominently Japanese, which holds a strong presence in island life. The elegance, order, and simplicity of Japanese aesthetics deeply influenced her, becoming a foundation of her creative voice.

Through detailed pen work and minimalist design, Sarah blends Japanese and Hawaiian inspiration to create pieces that are both calming and intentional.

Although Sarah intends all her her artwork to add to the aesthetic of a space through her precise design, at the core of her art lies something deeper: meditation.

Each piece Sarah creates is created with a mantra—a still moment meant to practice meditation during creating on a specific, intentional focus. Whether it’s gratitude, love, patience, or compassion, her art is an invitation to pause and reflect on the values that matter most. For Sarah, art is not just expression—it’s a practice in mindfulness, and a tool for cultivating a more centered, meaningful life.

Her childhood, surrounded by natural beauty and guided by the island mindset of optimism and peace, taught her to see beauty in all things. She describes it as a time that gave her the gift of meditation later on in life—not just in silence, but in awareness, and in how we show up in the world each day.

While art is her calling, one of Sarah’s great joys is to spread and bring the idea of how meditation can make a change in the direction of life. Through this expression of art, each piece is drawn to portray a reminder of practicing and incorporating the true feeling of gratitude in life. Through seeing through a learning and positive lenses, happiness is created, difficult situations become lessons, and life becomes more beautiful.