Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
Art
October 8, 2019

Amazing Collection of Michelangelo Drawings Is Now in the U.S. For the First Time

A trove of rare Michelangelo drawings is now in the United States for the first time. On loan from the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, the amazing cache features 25 individual sheets, nearly all of which contain artwork on both sides of the page. They go well beyond doodles, though. The collection, originating from the Queen Christina of Sweden, includes the likes of preparatory drawings for the Sistine Chapel.

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Photography
September 30, 2019

Gravity-Defying Photos of Determined Dogs Catching Frisbees in Mid-Air

Photographer Claudio Piccoli makes otherwise ordinary pups look like superheroes. In his mesmerizing series called Dogs in Action, four-legged friends soar through the sky like Superman. They make the greatest leaps and bounds with ease—and often while having their eyes trained on catching a colorful frisbee. Piccoli's frozen moments in time remind us that dogs, in addition to being loyal companions, are incredible athletes, too.

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Art
September 26, 2019

Interview: Renowned Paper Quilling Artist Reveals Her Most Groundbreaking Works

Renowned paper quilling artist Yulia Brodskaya never imagined that her career would lead to where it is today. Originally trained as a commercial artist, her first forays into papercraft were born out of a desire to create self-promotional work to woo potential design clients. But by spelling her first name in strips of paper, she had unknowingly entered the world of this centuries-old craft that traces its origins back to the Renaissance.

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Entertainment
September 24, 2019

Actor Sean Bean Has Died 23 Times on Screen, Announces He Won’t Be Doing That Anymore

Actor Sean Bean has died 23 times. Not in real life, of course, but in television and film. You might know him as Ned Stark from Game of Thrones, when he [spoiler alert] died a dramatic death at the end of the first season. But, that's only one of 22 other times when he has met his fate. This morbid repetition has gotten old for the actor, and he's doing something about it.

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