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.
Architecture
June 10, 2019

Tiny Prefab Cabin Can Be Dropped Anywhere for an Off-the-Grid Getaway

Custom homebuilder Powers Construction will spend weeks on a job site away from the office. But working in Vancouver, Canada can be downright cold and often requires some relief from the elements. Patrick Powers, the owner of the company, solved this chilly problem with a prefab cabin design that doubles as their mobile office. Called the Site Shack, it’s an 8-foot by 12-foot minimalist structure that offers a haven for the company and their clients to stay warm and discuss project logistics.

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Painting
June 7, 2019

These Portraits of Pop Culture Icons Are Made of Crowds of Tiny People

Look closely at the paintings by artist Craig Alan. Meticulously crafted, they feature swarms of people viewed from an aerial perspective. Although they're too small for us to see the expressions on their faces, the arrangement of their ant-like bodies forms large icons—unconventional portraits of celebrities as well as homages to some of art history’s greatest works.

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Style
May 26, 2019

Tattoo Artist Turns Nature’s Geometric Patterns into Intricate Mandalas on Skin

Tattoo artist Dillon Forte creates sacred geometries on skin. For the past 12 years, he has translated his reverence for nature and its innate patterns into intricate body art that symbolizes the connectedness of all things. “Sacred geometry is simply the mathematical proportions and ratios within nature,” Forte explains to My Modern Met. “I think this interconnectivity is fascinating and focusing on it in my art allows me to contemplate these connections even further.

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