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.
Social Cause
September 20, 2022

Blake Lively Calls Out Paparazzi by Sharing Her Pregnancy Photos on Her Own Terms

Congratulations are in order for actor Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds. They are expecting their fourth child together. After keeping private about it for months, Lively shared the news on her own terms by cradling her baby bump at Forbes Power Women's Summit on September 15. Unfortunately, the paparazzi haven’t been considerate about her privacy; photographers are always trying to snap sightings of the A-lister and her family.

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Creative Products
September 17, 2022

30 Ready-to-Wear Halloween Costumes You Can Buy on Amazon Right Now

Amazon is the store where you get everything—or at least it seems that way. So when it comes to Halloween costumes, they have an incredible selection of outfits that will appeal to everyone, from pop culture fanatics to couples and even to people who love kale. Best of all, most costumes ship fast and free through Amazon Prime, so you have plenty of time to figure out what you'll be for Halloween.

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Portrait Photography
September 15, 2022

Lightning Bolt Strikes at Exact Moment Couple Gets Engaged, Makes an Epic Engagement Photo

Just as a couple got engaged on a mountain in Canada, nature shot a lightning streak to seemingly give its approval. Although this sounds like something out of a storybook, it really happened—and photographer Danika Camba was there to capture it. The once-in-a-lifetime picture shows the exact moment that Alisa Hemming told her boyfriend Liam Duncan that yes, she would marry him.

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