Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
Drawing
November 1, 2019

Interview: Prolific Doodler Covers Everything in Sight with His Imaginative Drawings

With the artistic identity of Mr. Doodle, you’d imagine that Sam Cox is prolific with a pen. But the man with the moniker is beyond prolific. He's a drawing machine who creates awe-inspiring artworks—and even entire worlds—with his series of clustered characters and shape-driven mark-making. The artworks are busy and mesmerizing, packed with symbols that you’re likely to get lost in as you marvel at their intricacies. Cox has been scribbling since childhood.

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Entertainment
October 28, 2019

These 7 Friends Dressed Up as Different Ben Stiller Characters for Halloween Tradition

For the past seven years, one faction of friends has excelled at coordinating their group Halloween costumes. Doing this is not an easy feat, as these types of arrangements can often be tricky. To ensure that everyone has an outfit, at least one person has to dress as a more obscure character and risk not being recognized. But these seven pals have found a way around this unfortunate truth.

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Photography
October 24, 2019

Interview: Cinematic Photos of Rural Indonesia Look like Scenes from a Film

Jakarta-based photographer Rarindra Prakarsa captures scenes from rural Indonesia that could be film stills. Drenched in gorgeous light, his narrative works often elevate everyday occurrences—such as two people at work or a man smoking a pipe—and evoke the feeling that these sights are just one part of an epic adventure story. Prakarsa has been a photographer for nearly 30 years.

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