“I strive to be comfortable holding opposites and giving them space to live and thrive in an image,” Stevens said in a 2020 interview with Southwest Art Magazine. “While I want to express movement, I strive for a strong balance in the composition to give it stability as well. Stillness is the central axis of all movement. That may sound like a paradox to some, but it is embodied by a dancer or practitioner of the martial arts.”