Sara would love to work with you.
I strive to build creative, inclusive communities by expanding access to the arts and elevating working artists in every neighborhood. I bring the creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and community-building skills I developed as a small business owner to my work in arts leadership. I believe the arts empower Black and brown youth to share their voices, build empathy, and create safer spaces. As a lifelong learner, I am committed to becoming a more effective and compassionate leader.
Work Experience
RR Move Co. — Seattle, WA
Move Magician | 2025
Supported older adults and people with disabilities through organized, careful, and efficient moves.
Hung artwork and arranged decor to help clients feel at home in their new spaces.
Good & Well Supply Co. — Seattle, WA
Production Team | 2024
Prepared vessels, poured candles, applied labels, and performed quality control in collaboration with the production manager and team.
Contacted wholesale customers to strengthen relationships and encourage repeat orders.
Nordstrom Store #1 — Seattle, WA
Gucci Beauty Counter Manager | 2023
Provided makeup artistry and personalized product education.
Built lasting customer relationships through hands-on consultations, digital outreach, and compassionate, honest service.
Re. Evolución - Seattle, WA
Retail Sales Associate | 2022
Provided thoughtful and customized customer service
Assisted store manager with merchandising
Constellation & Co. — Seattle, WA
Founder & Lead Designer | 2009–2022
Designed and produced a stationery and art print collection of 500+ SKUs, selling to 200+ wholesale partners worldwide.
Directed product photography for catalogs, sales listings, and social media.
Operated a retail boutique featuring monthly events, guest artists, pop-up shops, workshops, and original window displays.
Grew a monthly stationery subscription service to 100 members.
Education
Seattle University — Seattle, WA
MFA Candidate, Arts Leadership | Fall 2026–Present
Ringling College of Art & Design — Sarasota, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic & Interactive Communications | 2005–2009
GPA: 3.83
Community Leadership & Volunteer Work
Public School PTSA
Board Member & Secretary | Summer 2026–Present
Record and distribute meeting minutes, lead communications with members and school staff, and contribute to board-level strategic decisions.
Community Meeting Speaker — Presentation to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson | August 2026
Represented Community Passageways in a presentation to Mayor Katie Wilson, advocating for emergency funding to maintain Rainier Beach's Safe Passage street team for the 2026–27 school year.
Rainier Beach Artists Collective
Founder & Organizer | June 2026–Present
Founded a neighborhood artist collective, recruited members, designed promotional materials, and organized monthly meetups.
Organized community block-printing activities at National Night Out and Back to School Bash events in summer 2026.
Neighborhood Book Club
Founder & Facilitator | September 2024–Present
Founded and lead a monthly neighborhood book club that fosters honest conversations and meaningful relationships among neighbors.
Empathy, Kindness, Respect
Designer & Marketer | 2016–2022
Designed and marketed original products to support refugee aid and community organizations, generating over $10,000 in donations.
Fishermen’s Fall Festival
Planning Committee Member & Designer | 2015–2019
Coordinated sponsors, contributed to programming decisions, and helped oversee festival finances.
Designed posters, advertising, and promotional merchandise.
Art Features
Oh So Beautiful Paper: Best of 2011 Watercolor 2011
The Seattle Times: Eco chic: Prints mix love and local locations 2015
Stationery Trends: In Bloom 2016
Komo News: Artist of the Week, Sara McNally 2019
Seattle Refined: Artist of the Week: Sara McNally 2019
Portland Stamp Company: Gallery 2019
Goldvine Coffee Bar & Gallery: Featured Artist, March/April 2026
Awards
Gifts & Decorative Accessories: 2016 NSS Announces Best New Product Winners, 2016
Stationery Trends: Stationery Trends’ First Annual Creative Display Contest, 2019
Collaborative Projects
Cosmic Sans
Organizer | 2012
Organized a collaborative group exhibition and silent auction benefiting The Bureau of Fearless Ideas (formerly 826 Seattle).
Secured broad online exposure for the project, including a feature in Smithsonian Magazine.
The Seattle Times: Think Seattle’s awesome? This community backed film will show the world why (We Make Seattle), 2013
Kickstarter: We Make Seattle, 2013
Treehouse Point
Artist & Product Designer | 2013
Designed and produced a custom product collection inspired by Treehouse Point’s unique treehouses.
Community Activism
South Seattle Emerald: COLUMN | In Rainier Beach, Not Every Gunshot Means Danger — But It Feels Like It, 2026
Events
June Bug Weddings: Elegant Ivory, Brown and Champagne Fall Seattle Wedding – Eun and Isaac 2011
Oh So Beautiful Paper: The 2016 National Stationery Show 2016
Juliet + Lou: Real Wedding, Dairyland 2016
Sounders FC: Sounders FC announces community cup tour for its two MLS Cup Championship trophies 2019
Gift Guides
Seattleite: Local Love: Seattleite’s Holiday Gift Guide 2016
The Seattle Times: Seattle-made Christmas cards for those you love (or just want to impress) 2019
Interviews
Creative Mornings Interview: Morning Person, Sara McNally, 2014
Boxcar Press: Letterpress City Tour, Seattle Style, 2015
Supporter Stories Video Interview: Sara McNally, 2015
Oh So Beautiful Paper: Behind the Stationery, Constellation & Co., 2016
Design Feaster: The Unifying Craft & Effect of Letterpress: Sara McNally, Founder of Constellation & Co., 2016
King 5: Seattle snail mail advocate says handwritten letters bring people together, 2018
Made in Washington: Meet the Maker, Constellation & Co. 2019
Maptote Blog: Store Spotlight, Constellation & Co. 2019
Handmade Seller Magazine: Snail Mail Superstar 2019
Feast and West: Dream Jobs, Q&A with Sara McNally of Constellation & Co. 2019
Traveler’s Company USA: My Journey: Sara McNally (Stationery Designer, Writer) 2021
Podcast Appearances
From Maker to Manufacturing Podcast: Sara McNally 2016
Proof to Product Podcast: Balancing a manufacturing business & retail store with Sara McNally, Constellation & Co. 2017
Let’s Talk About It: Infertility & Sexual Assault 2018
Bringing Business to Retail Podcast: Carving Out a Niche for Retail Growth 2019
Creatives Crushing Anxiety: Finding The Words With Sara McNally from Constellation & Co 2019
Art Supply Posse: Snail Mail Superstar Sara McNally 2019
Crafty Ass Female Podcast: Constellation & Co. Snail Mail Superstar Sara McNally 2019
Sounds About Write: On Owning a Letterpress Stationery Company and the Magic of Snail Mail 2019
Dear Handmade Life: Mental Health, Creatives, and Business 2019
Seek the Joy Podcast: Vulnerability is Our Superpower 2019
Snail Mail Superstar Podcast: 24 Episodes 2020
Studio 78 Podcast: Why Snail Mail Isn’t Dead and How to Diversify a Letterpress Business 2020
Postcardist Podcast: Sara McNally, Author of The Year I Became Snail Mail Superstar 2020
The Stationery Cafe Podcast: How to Be a Snail Mail Superstar 2020
Print Publications
The Year I Became Snail Mail Superstar
Author & Designer | 2020
Wrote, designed, illustrated, and self-published a memoir celebrating handwritten correspondence.
Ladies of Letterpress: A Gallery of Prints with 86 Removable Posters by Kseniya Thomas and Jessica C. White, 2015
Public Speaking
Creative Mornings Seattle Talk: Analog Passion & Craft in an Economic Downturn, 2012
Ignite Seattle Talk: How the Downturn Made Me A Small Business Owner, 2013
Stay Strong in the Middle Guest Writer: Pretend You’re Good At Small Business: 10 years later, guest writer Sara responds to her own advice for starting a business., 2023
YouTube
YouTube Video Workshop: Self-Inquiry Through Collage Journaling 2026
Snail Mail Superstar — YouTube Channel
Content Creator & Editor | 2018–2020
Created letter-writing-themed videos and grew the channel to 2,000 subscribers.