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.
Travel
November 30, 2017

Revealing Map Shows How Long It Takes to Learn the Most Popular Languages in Europe

Have you ever wondered what the hardest language to learn is? Although it’s different for everyone, there’s a general sense that some languages are more difficult to grasp than others. For English speakers wanting to expand their proficiency in another tongue, the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has ranked languages around the world by how many weeks it takes to learn them.

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Style
November 29, 2017

Hairstylist Translates Beauty of the Natural World into Dazzling Dyed Hair

For those who are creatively minded, anything can be a canvas for works of art—even hair. For years, we’ve marveled as women and men have transformed their conventionally-colored locks into brilliant forms of self-expression. In 2016, we featured hairstylist Ursula Goff’s take on hair art as she turned women's coifs into shimmering dye jobs that mimic fine art paintings like Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Monet’s Water Lilies.

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Classes
November 17, 2017

15+ Online Classes to Take Your Creativity to New Heights This Week

As the holidays quickly approach, the search for the best gift is officially on. Why not give the gift of knowledge? Online learning is a great way to show someone how much you care by encouraging them to be the best version of themselves. Plus, purchasing a gift that's centered around an experience is shown to make people happier in the long run.

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Portrait Photography
November 16, 2017

89-Year-Old Photographer Pokes Fun at Herself in Silly Self-Portraits

Learning something new can be challenging, but sometimes, it can take you places you’d never imagine. Kimiko Nishimoto was 72 years old when she picked up a camera, and it’s transformed her life over the past 17 years. Now at 89, she's enjoying wide-spread attention for her creative self-portrait photography. Nishimoto pokes fun at herself through her bizarre compositions.

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