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.