Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
Art
January 8, 2026

Sunlight Helps Artist Transform Crinkled Paper Into Vast Icy Mountainscapes

Cyanotype printing is an early photographic process that uses sunlight to create striking, deep blue images. While the technique has long been used for creative experimentation, Taipei-based artist Wu Chi-Tsung pushes the envelope of what this approach can do. His Cyano-Collage series of expansive, icy-blue landscapes is created using large sheets of crinkled paper and natural light. His incredible work explores how light, technology, and perception shape the way we see the world today.

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Inspiring
December 25, 2025

Finland Is Redefining What a Library Can Be With Free Access to Creative Tools

Libraries have existed for about 5,000 years, evolving from ancient clay tablet archives to the public institutions we know today. But Finland takes the idea even further. There, libraries are more than places to borrow books—they’re multimedia hubs where anyone can access sewing machines, design software, recording equipment, and much more, all for free. At Helsinki’s Central Library Oodi, visitors can work or relax in the building’s third floor Book Heaven.

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Inspiring
December 24, 2025

12-Year-Old Student Compares Having Autism to Being Like a “Limited Edition LEGO Set”

While books and studies can offer information, there’s really no better way to understand autism than to listen to people with autism. It can be difficult to put into words how someone with autism experiences the world, but one Sydney-based kid named Leo recently delivered a powerful speech that brilliantly explains his neurodivergent mind. Being neurodivergent isn’t a bad thing. It simply means experiencing the world differently—and 12-year-old Leo agrees.

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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.