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.
Store
February 27, 2026

Taste the Creativity When You Use These Fun and Functional Kitchen Supplies

Having the right tools makes even the most mundane tasks a little better. And if they’re cleverly designed, it’s icing on the cake. OTOTO makes charming kitchen supplies that turn otherwise ordinary utensils into colorful characters that are sure to make you smile. Whether you’re making soup, uncorking a bottle of wine, or just trying to organize your kitchen, the latest OTOTO addition to My Modern Met Store will have something for you.

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Sports
February 24, 2026

How U.S. Figure Skater Alysa Liu Won Olympic Gold Her Way and Inspired a New Generation of Skaters

The last minute of Alysa Liu’s Olympic gold-winning skate is a perfect encapsulation of the athlete’s journey. Skating to Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park,” the final moments of the four-minute performance blended artistry and technical ability, with the 20-year-old Liu looking like she’s having the time of her life. Winning, to her, was just being out on the ice and having a stage to share her skating. It was joy personified.

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Street Art
February 23, 2026

SpraySeeMO: A Mural Festival Bringing Sprawling Street Art to Kansas City [Interview]

Kansas City, Missouri, is known as the City of Fountains, but it’s also become a city of murals. You just have to know where to look. Throughout its downtown, particularly in the Crossroads Arts District, large-scale street art graces the sides of buildings, bringing vibrant colors, casts of characters, and graffiti-inspired designs to the urban landscape. Facilitating these pieces is SpraySeeMO (a play on KCMO, the nickname for Kansas City)

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Entertainment
February 18, 2026

RIP Robert Duvall: Iconic Actor With a Legacy of Diverse Roles Dies at Age 95

The famed actor Robert Duvall passed away on February 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Having appeared in over 90 movies, he occupies an incredible place in American film legacy, with a career that saw him play an array of characters. Throughout it all, he brought a sense of curiosity and restraint to the roles he embodied, whether he was a leading man or a character actor.

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