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.
Design
September 8, 2017

Hilariously-Named Bar Soaps Ignore Typical Scents by Offering Clever Alternatives

There are many ways to make bathing more enjoyable, but the quirky bar soaps of Whiskey River Soap Co. might be the best one yet. Steering clear of conventional nomenclature like jasmine or eucalyptus, they invite you to lather up with refreshing scents like Hipsters, which has the essence of  “coffee, bacon, and craft beer.” Or if that’s not your thing, try Grammar Police that “smells like your [sic] annoying.

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Art
August 29, 2017

Scribble-Style Portraits of Jim Carrey Capture His Famously Funny Faces

Actor Jim Carrey has held many memorable roles over the years, from raunchy comedies to indie darlings. His incredible talent has made the characters he plays iconic; their personas—particularly their facial expressions—live long beyond their time in theaters. Artist Vince Low pays homage to Carrey's masterful acting abilities with a series of nine black and white portraits. Captured in energetic scribble-style, they're a faithful representations of some of Carrey's famous faces.

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Art
August 26, 2017

Artist’s Giant Pencil Drawings Blur the Line Between Hyperrealism and Surrealism

Self-taught artist Jono Dry brings his imagination to life with a pencil and paper. In his awe-inspiring hyperrealism drawing style, the South African creative fuses an incredible attention to detail with a surrealist point of view—making his work both technically stunning as well as conceptually compelling. Dry’s photograph-like artwork showcases often-overlooked characteristics like the delicate folds of the skin and the glisten on a single water drop.

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