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.
Funny
November 20, 2016

Funny Guy Photoshops Himself Interacting With the World’s Biggest Celebrities

It’s not every day that you can hobnob with celebrities and politicians. Sometimes, you’ve got to create those situations for yourself. An artist who goes by the name Average Rob is doing just that by Photoshopping himself alongside the likes of Hillary Clinton, Kanye West, and Katy Perry. He does more than just smile and wave, however—Rob pictures himself interacting with the famous folks in hilariously bizarre ways.

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Funny
October 26, 2016

Guy and His Beloved Dog Look Alike, So They Dress in Adorable Matching Outfits

In the unbreakable bond between an animal and their human, the two are sometimes so close that they can start to look alike. When Topher Brophy met the adorable Aussiedoodle dog Rosenberg, they became fast friends. As Brophy explained to The Dodo, “Rosenberg has a temperament unlike any dog I've ever met. He has an almost regal sense of tranquility, confidence and inner wisdom.

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Art
October 20, 2016

Children Cast Superhero Shadows to Reveal Their Heroic Aspirations

Artist Jason Ratliff is known for using superhero-centric images to inspire and empower children throughout the world. In his collection called Super Shadows, he depicts portraits of kids whose exaggerated shadows reflect the fictional figures that they admire most—like Batman, Ironman, and Captain America. By combining children with superheroes, he makes the powerful statement that these young people are already great and can be anything they want to be.

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