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.
Architecture
November 7, 2025

The Only Way To See if This Cocktail Bar Is Open Is To Look for the Red Glow

Cocktail bars are more than the inventive drinks they have on the menu. While the cocktails are certainly important, the locale's vibe plays an important role; it sets the mood and tone of your evening. Suite 115 in Toronto gets the vibes right with a “moody glow” that’s striking in its minimalism and inviting in its intimacy. Local studio Atelier Sun is behind the bar’s look and feel.

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Style
November 3, 2025

Here’s How the Stars Showed up To Support Art and Film at the 2025 LACMA Gala

Embed from Getty Images Marrying art and cinema, the 2025 LACMA Art + Film Gala took place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California on Saturday, November 1. The annual fundraiser, presented by Gucci, honored two creative forces: Mary Corse, whose 60-year career has explored light as both a material and subject matter; and Ryan Coogler, the superstar director known for the Black Panther films and the blockbuster horror film, Sinners.

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