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.
Animals
October 7, 2022

Bears in Alaska Are Competing To Be the Chubby Champ of ‘Fat Bear Week’

While we're trying to prepare for the fall season (and the rest of the year), bears are busy too. Every year, the brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve try to pack on the pounds in preparation for winter hibernation. And every year since 2014, the internet has voted on which chubby boy or girl deserves to win the coveted title of Fat Bear Week champion.

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Food Art
October 5, 2022

This Restaurant Video Projects a Tiny Chef on Your Table as Your Food Is Prepared and Served

Part dinner theater and part art installation, Le Petit Chef is a culinary experience like no other. Using visual mapping technology, the world’s smallest chef “cooks” your food right in front of you. While your actual dish is off being prepared in the kitchen (by real staff), you're treated to an immersive show that uses custom animations and culminates in a delicious meal.

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Social Cause
October 4, 2022

What Is Indigenous Peoples’ Day? How This Holiday Honors Native People

The U.S. celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October. This day of celebration honors Native people; it recognizes their resilience and contributions to American society throughout history—despite being displaced, forced to assimilate, and decimated after Christopher Columbus and other Europeans colonized North America. It corrects the notion that Columbus “found” America because Indigenous people were there first.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.