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.
Entertainment
April 11, 2022

Bruce Willis Is Retiring: Paying Tribute to the Actor’s Long Creative Career

Bruce Willis is a person who likely needs no introduction. After all, the 67-year-old actor has had a career that has spanned generations. He got his start in off-Broadway productions in the late 70s and rose to fame via the television show Moonlighting in 1985. Since that time he’s been part of over 100 films, including the iconic Pulp Fiction as well as Die Hard, arguably the best movie to watch during Christmas time.

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Embroidery
April 7, 2022

Pop Culture Embroideries Capture the Colorful Spirit of Beloved Cartoons

Artist Aidan Charpentier carries his love of cartoons off the screen and translates them into charming hoop art. Working under the name EmbroiderTV, he stitches characters from The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, SpongeBob SquarePants, and more. Charpentier fills in the design using the satin stitch, a flat stitch that's intended to cover the fabric with solid blocks of color. Here, it works well with the cartoons because they were initially created as flat, graphic images.

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Academy
April 5, 2022

Learn How to Enhance Your Embroidery With Printed Fabrics in This Online Craft Class

There are many ways to get creative with embroidery. You’ll be amazed at what a humble needle and thread can produce. But having the idea and actually making something are two different things. Luckily, with the help of artist Floor Giebels, you’ll get step-by-step instructions on how to craft awesome embroidery on printed fabrics. Her course titled Intermediate Embroidery: Getting Creative with Printed Fabrics is now available on our e-learning platform, My Modern Met Academy.

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