Sarah Hylton is a studio artist and facilitator of multidisciplinary community art projects. Her work is inclusive and dedicated to support people of all walks of life. She strives to empower others and particularly, the alienated, under served and disadvantaged members of society to assist with healing individual and community trauma. She achieves this through expressive arts and projects that are in harmony with the diversity of our collective experience, the sacredness of life and our inter-dependency with Gaia. Her current involvement in the the Hexagons Of Dignity and the Salva Madre Project are a few examples of her aspirations in action. Sarah is featured in the hardbound publication, "American Artwork 2026," for her ceramic sculpture "Altar Totem ll."
With a hands-on approach, Sarah is able to bring her creative, permaculture and life experience skills to support the development of Salva Madre. Founded in 2024 by William Llerena Murayari, Salva Madre is a non-profit ecological and cultural preservation project based in the Peruvian Amazon that is dedicated to rain forest restoration and creating a community and educational sanctuary that allows for the reunification of the Cocama peoples. Master plants and trees known for their medicinal uses and threatened by deforestation and extractive actions will be preserved and cultivated.The project includes growing food and providing housing and creating community and educational meeting spaces. People from around the world will be able to visit, receive healing and learn the creative and healing arts directly from the wisdom keepers of the community.
Sarah met William in 2021 and was invited to the Peruvian Amazon where she has since formed strong familial ties and a deep commitment to the ongoing preservation of the Amazon rain forest and the creative and healing practices of the Cocama lineage.
Sarah is actively writing a book on the intersection of the healing and fine arts from a whole person centered expressive arts approach. Illustrated with paintings and photos of the stages of creating each painting, Sarah shares how she faced being bitten by a black bear; healed from leishmaniasis braziliensis; and addressed betrayal and cruelty through the creative process and in order to navigate through and integrate these and other initiatory experiences.
Sarah remains rigorous in her personal and creative development and finds joy in supporting others in their creative and healing processes.
Learn More: http://SarahHylton.com