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.
Entertainment
September 10, 2018

Comedian Continues to Create Witty Parodies of Bizarre Celebrity Photos

Instagram has proven to be a bastion of some of the most strange celebrity portraits, and Australian comedian Celeste Barber is ready and eager to point out just how ridiculous they really are. In her long-running series called #CelesteChallengeAccepted, she posts side-by-side photos of herself (and sometimes her husband) mimicking the bizarre images of celebrities and high fashion models.

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Photography
September 6, 2018

Clever Guy Uses Forced Perspective to Create Funny Interactions With Tiny Superhero Toys

Anything is possible through photography. While we’ve often admired the incredible photo manipulations created in programs like Photoshop, editing on the computer isn’t the only way to produce fantastical images. Using tricks like forced perspective can make things magically change in scale, transforming them into seemingly much larger or smaller versions of themselves. Wire Hon shows just how effective this technique can be with his forced perspective photography of action figures.

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Creative Products
August 16, 2018

Stylish Cat Tower is the “Ultimate Playground” for Fun-Loving Felines

For those with a discerning taste in decor, it can be a challenge to find stylish pet furniture. This is especially true for cat owners. Felines love to scratch, lounge, and survey their kingdom from a high ground, and they're happiest when they have a special perch or cat tree to do so. The struggle, however, is that a lot of cat furniture is unattractive and rarely complements a modern design scheme.

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