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
May 5, 2022

Lottery Winner “Addicted” To Helping Others Has Given Away Half Her Fortune

When you help others, it not only makes that person feel better, but you feel good too. For Frances Connolly, that feeling goes beyond your typical warm and fuzzy feelings; she says that she's “addicted” to helping others. The 55-year-old woman has plenty of means to perform good deeds. In 2019, she won the EuroMillions with a prize of £115m (about $143 million)

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Wildlife Photography
May 4, 2022

Photographer Snaps the Most Adorable Portraits of Wild Hamsters Enjoying Nature

We might think of hamsters as simply domestic creatures that live in our homes. But as photographer Julian Rad shows, these creatures are absolutely adorable living among wild berries and tall grasses. His ongoing series of wild hamster portraits showcase the rodent enjoying the outdoors, like taking time to stop and smell the flowers and sampling fruits.

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My Modern Met

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