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.
Embroidery
April 5, 2023

How an Embroidery Artist Turned Her “Thread Sketching” Into a Vibrant Body of Art [Interview]

Embroidery artist Danielle Clough finds unusual places to put thread. Known for her stitched designs that sprawl the laces of vintage rackets, she isn’t afraid to try new avenues for her work. Like many artists, Clough is continually pushing herself to explore and experiment, ultimately honing her visual language. The vintage rackets, which she began nearly a decade ago, weren’t forever.

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Good News
April 3, 2023

106-Year-Old Indigenous Filipino Tattoo Artist Becomes Vogue’s Oldest Cover Model

The Vogue Philippines magazine has revealed the cover of its April 2023 beauty issue, and it's a record-breaking one. The front of the magazine features 106-year-old Indigenous Kalinga mambabatok (traditional tattooist) Apo Whang-Od, whose appearance makes her the oldest person to ever appear on any cover of Vogue. Whang-Od (who also goes by Maria Oggay) is helping to keep the ancient Kalinga tradition of hand-tapped body art alive.

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Academy
March 29, 2023

5 Online Art Classes To Help You Celebrate the Beauty of Spring

When the doldrums of winter finally shake away, we’re treated to the beauty of spring. From the blooming flowers to warmer weather that brings us back outdoors, there’s a lot to celebrate. One of our favorite ways to do it is through arts and crafts. You can convey the brilliance of nature, for instance, through acrylic paintings or by pressing flowers.

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