Alexandra Schaefers is a Pacific Northwest artist and poet who makes illustrated books to celebrate the beauty of nature. She hopes her books help people remember that we are part of nature too.

You can contact Alexandra at alexandra.schaefers@gmail.com. To sign up for her postcard newsletter send your address to the same email. Thanks!

Alexandra’s resume is available here.

Alexandra was born and raised in Corvallis, Oregon. She attended Portland Community College and The Evergreen State College, studying post-modernism, performing and fine arts with a focus on language-as-art and graduated in 2009.

She took a long break in the middle of her academic career to play alto saxophone, live in the desert, seek enlightenment, read at poetry open mics and make more art.

She has shown work at Corvallis’ The Art Center, Elizabeth Jones Art Center in Portland and has taught at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology.

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