Hi, I’m Sara. I’m an NYC based artist and designer.

Currently, I

Consult and design through my freelance entity Blake Studio.

Proselytize my debut novel The Rosalyn Letters, an outcast’s coming-of-age story and murder mystery thriller for dreamers, poets at heart, and everyday philosophers.

Paint as part of my ongoing analog creative practice.

Sometimes, I

Take pics and write silly haikus about New York City.

Collaborate on art and architecture projects with my partner as Studio Nein.

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Illustrate under the moniker HELLOZSO. I am represented through Fillin Global for select commercial commissions.

Previously, I

Led brand design as a founding member of two VC-funded technology product startups. I served as Creative Director for Ethic, a financial technology startup seeking to address key sustainability issues like climate change and human rights through the lens of investing (currently Series C+), and as Design Director for Aterian, a Google Ventures-backed AI-enabled brand incubator (2019 IPO).

Worked as an Art Director for digital advertising agencies designing for many household brand names in the tech and finance space, including IBM, Dell Technologies, and Charles Schwab.

Somehow managed to be invited to speak about my illustration work at numerous global conferences and events, despite my rather bossy introversion. Thank you for having me.

Studied at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and graduated as an Honors Scholar in 2007 with a concentration in Fine Art and Creative Writing.

Say hi

By dropping me a line at hi@sarablake.nyc.