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.
Food Art
March 21, 2017

20+ Mouthwatering Dishes of Comfort Food From Around the World

No matter where you live, you’ve probably got some version of comfort food. It’s the type of dish that’s associated with nostalgia; this is something that your mom might make for you when you’re sick, or food that you'll indulge in if you’ve had a bad day. When you take that first bite, you immediately feel better—like suddenly, you’re transported home. Comfort food means different things across cultures. And, there’s no definitive dish in any given place.

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Art
March 17, 2017

Illustrator Fuses Cats with Puns to “Punderfully” Reimagine Pop Culture Icons

If you’re someone who believes that everything is better with a cat, you’re not alone. Illustrator Katie Ruby has combined felines with wordplay and pop culture in her entertaining series called The Punderful World of Cats. In this lighthearted project, Ruby has imagined the creatures as different characters from famous books, movies, as well as artists and writers.

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Food Art
March 14, 2017

Woman Keeps Beautiful Visual Diary of Coffee She Drinks Surrounded by Flowers

The Japanese Instagrammer known simply as Sawa is like many folks—she starts her day with a good cup of coffee. But for her, it's more than just a nice dose of caffeine. Each hot beverage provides an opportunity to create a beautiful work of art. In her ongoing series called La Fee De Fleur, Sawa arranges fresh and dried flowers around the cup in an eye-pleasing crescent shape.

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