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.
Portrait Photography
March 3, 2019

Interview: Photographer Creates Surreal Self Portraits to Deal with Terrifying Sleep Paralysis

Photographer Nicolas Bruno is no stranger to a bad night of sleep. When he was just seven years old, he began experiencing sleep paralysis, a disorder in which you are conscious but unable to move. (The episodes are often more intense than that and include hallucinations.) As Bruno grew older and was in high school, his sleep paralysis started occurring every night. He didn’t know what was happening to him and became depressed.

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Career
February 28, 2019

8 of the Most Popular Trade Shows to Get Your Art in Front of Thousands of Buyers

Trade shows offer an invaluable platform to connect creators with retailers. The art and design fields have a plethora of these special events in which artists share their work and grow their businesses. Occupying booths that act as both a gallery and a retail space, thousands of people who want to hire artists or purchase their wares come ready to buy.

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Photography
February 21, 2019

Astrophotographer Shoots 50,000 Photos to Create One Stunning Image of the Moon

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy proves that you don’t need a ton of fancy equipment to capture breathtaking images of our solar system. You just need ingenuity and meticulous attention to detail. One of his recent pieces highlights the crisp glowing features of the moon. Although presented as a single image, there was more to making this piece than meets the eye.

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Street Art
February 18, 2019

Beautiful Wall in Paris Displays 311 Different Ways to Say “I Love You”

Artists Frédéric Baron and Claire Kito pay tribute to love via an outdoor wall in Paris’ Jehan-Rictus Square. Aptly called the Wall of Love or the I Love You Wall (Le Mur Des Je T’aime), it features 612 lava tiles that repeat the adoring phrase “I love you” in 311 different languages. Included in this massive mix are the 192 languages of the United Nations.

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