Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Originally from Northern Ireland, she is an artist now based in Berlin. After graduating with a BA in Fashion and Textile Design in 2013, Emma decided to combine her love of art with her passion for writing. Emma has contributed to various art and culture publications, with an aim to promote and share the work of inspiring modern creatives. While she writes every day, she’s also devoted to her own creative outlet—Emma hand-draws illustrations and is currently learning 2D animation.
Embroidery
December 26, 2024

Embroidered Aerial Views of Classical English Gardens and Rural Landscapes

British textile artist Victoria Rose Richards is known for her striking embroidery designs that depict aerial perspectives of rural England. While her earlier work featured fabric patchworks of fields, rivers represented by meandering stitches, and 3D clusters of knots for foliage, her latest creations embrace a new, geometric approach. Richards discovered her passion for embroidery in 2018 when she selected threads from her grandmother’s embroidery tin.

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Graphic Design
December 20, 2024

Creative Movie Poster Designs Bring New Life to Famous Films

Designing a movie poster that grabs attention and communicates a film's essence is no small task. Yet, Toronto-based, award-winning design studio Phantom City Creative has mastered this niche art. Justin Erickson and Paige Reynolds are the creative duo behind the studio’s incredible series of posters that reimagine cinematic stories in fresh and innovative ways. Erickson, now the creative director of Phantom City Creative, explored various avenues before discovering his true passion for creating movie posters.

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Inspiring
December 13, 2024

Couple Is Finally Selling 1,000 Christmas Trees That They Planted 10 Years Ago To Pay for Grandkids’ Education

Ten years ago, Bruce and Shawn Carpenter had a big idea: they planted 5,000 tiny pine and fir trees in rural Indiana, dreaming of what they could become. Fast forward to today, and around 1,000 of those trees survived and are now fully grown. The couple—who own a holiday campground in Brown County—are currently selling them, and plan to use the proceeds to help fund their eight grandchildren’s education.

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Food Art
December 10, 2024

Detailed Chocolate Replica of Notre-Dame Celebrates the Cathedral’s Much-Anticipated Reopening

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened its doors on Sunday, December 8, five years after a devastating fire destroyed its iconic roof. To mark the momentous occasion and to celebrate its restoration, chocolatiers at Valrhona sculpted an extraordinary chocolate replica of the famous cathedral. The edible masterpiece, measuring 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) long, 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) wide, and 1.4 (4.6 feet)

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My Modern Met

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