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.
Photo Contest
October 16, 2026

OurNature Environmental Photo & Video Award Winners Use Storytelling To Reveal Our World and How To Protect It

Photography is a powerful force, revealing truths that both inform and help us empathize. When the lens turns toward nature, this creative field reveals parts of our world that often go unseen. It’s fascinating, but it also shows what we stand to lose if we don’t act now to preserve and protect it. Now in its third year, the OurNature Environmental Photo & Video Award explores the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

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Music
October 8, 2026

‘Head Trip’ EDM Festival Is Descending on the Coachella Valley for One Time Only

Head Trip is taking over the California desert. From October 10 to 11, 2026, the electronic music festival will welcome EDM juggernauts, including Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, and Skrillex. It’s a one-time-only event taking over Empire Polo Club in Indio, a city in the state’s famed Coachella Valley. For avid festival-goers, the venue is the same place that hosts Coachella and Stagecoach.

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Installation
October 6, 2026

Expansive teamlab Exhibition Highlights Its Immersive Experiential Works Spanning Decades

The international art collective teamLab has recently opened an expansive exhibition in the Windy City. Titled teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity, the show is now on view at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. The monumental showcase features nine installations from the collaborative group of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects, spanning its exploration of digital technology.

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