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.
Photo Contest
November 16, 2018

Amazing Panoramic Winners of the 2018 EPSON International Pano Awards

For professional and amateur panoramic photographers alike, there’s no better competition than The EPSON International Pano Awards. Now in its ninth year, the contest features the best in elongated photographs capturing the majestic beauty of the world at large. The 2018 contest received nearly 5,000 entries from 1,251 photographers in 74 countries, which undoubtedly made for stiff competition and hard decisions from the panel of judges.

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Resources
November 10, 2018

7 Fun Drawing Games That Challenge You to Flex Your Creativity Muscles

It’s no secret that the best way to improve your drawing skills is with a lot of practice. The same goes for flexing your creative muscles. Drawing games offer a fun opportunity to enhance your talents while challenging your imagination. Nowadays, you can play a variety of them on paper, your computer, or on a smartphone. Drawing games have a long place in art history.

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Drawing
November 2, 2018

Interview: Artist Illustrates 31 Mental Illnesses to Fight Stigmas Associated With Them

Artist Shawn Coss is helping to fight the stigmas associated with mental illness. He started his quest in 2016 with Inktober, a global art challenge that has creatives inking a new drawing every day for the month of October. During that time, he ditched the suggested prompts and worked within a theme that he felt connected to—mental illness and a desire to start a conversation about it.

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Portrait Photography
October 16, 2018

Stunning Photos Capture the Fiery Passion of People in the Ocean

Photographer Joan Carol captures the many moods of the water in his compelling portraiture. The fantastical images feature his subjects in the sea as they are immersed in its swirling beauty. Often, the models engage passionately with one another, but Carol varies the mood and also explores themes of identity and human tenacity. Each piece is visually unified with dramatic lighting and a desaturated color palette.

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