Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
Drawing
February 4, 2019

Psychologist Explores the Human Psyche in Thought-Provoking Illustrations

Inspired by the universes of Tim Burton and Hayao Miyazaki, Cyril Rolando creates surreal digital art that examines the human psyche. His impressive pieces explore imagination, insecurities, as well as hopes and dreams. To communicate these aspects of existence, Rolando regularly plays with the scale of his subjects and uses their diminutive or massive statures to paint them into situations that go well beyond real life. The results can only be in the mind’s eye.

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Funny
January 29, 2019

Kendall Jenner’s Devoted “Fraternal Twin” Hilariously Photoshops Himself into Her Life

Who is Kirby Jenner? With that famous last name, you might be wondering if there’s any relation to mega-famous sisters Kylie and Kendall. There is—sort of. For years, this Instagram star has been calling himself Kendall’s fictitious “fraternal twin” and Photoshopping himself into her photos. Kirby is a master at digital manipulation, and his hilarious images prove it. He seamlessly integrates himself into the Kardashian clan’s photos with great believability.

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Classes
January 14, 2019

Get Everything You Need to Learn a New Creative Skill with These Handy “Project Boxes”

Is your Netflix queue looking a little sad? Instead of searching for another show to binge, tune into Bluprint (formerly Craftsy), which is like a Netflix for creative learning. They’ve recently launched a subscription service that has classes on a variety of art and craft subjects as well as video profiles of modern makers and articles to supplement it all. Through their online platform, you can discover how to do things like knitting, embroidery, or baking the perfect cake.

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