Co-owner and CEO

Sarah Lonnquist
Co-owner and CEO of Olander Earthworks, leading operations and partnerships.
Sarah Lonnquist is co-owner and CEO of Olander Earthworks, a Portland studio that makes Wonderscapes and other tactile art objects. She joined the business in 2014, bringing an art background and a love of community-building to the growing studio.
Sarah leads operations, partnerships, customer experience, and communication. She and Andrew Lonnquist share responsibility for the company's direction and lead its small Portland team together.
Together, they have built the website, wholesale relationships, team, studio space, packaging, and public story around Olander's original work. Sarah helps connect that work with the customers, retailers, artists, and communities who engage with the studio.
Before joining Olander, Sarah worked at Pacific Northwest College of Art in admissions, academic advising, and international studies.
Areas of experience
- Studio operations and small-business leadership
- Partnerships and customer experience