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.
Wedding
February 1, 2022

Adventurous Couple Has Their Elopement Photos Captured Next To Erupting Volcano

You might not associate adventure with wedding photos, but take one look at Gabe McClintock’s incredible images and you'll see that they go hand-in-hand. He combines breathtaking settings and couples in love to produce portraits that go well beyond what we might typically expect from these images. The Calgary-based creative snaps pictures next to stunning mountainscapes, endless waters, and perhaps most notably, an active volcano in Iceland.

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Creative Products
January 31, 2022

20 Stylish Stands That Provide the Perfect Stage for Your Potted Plants

So, you’ve been diligently working to turn your home into an indoor jungle. Now that you've put the plants into their modern planters, you need to figure out how exactly they're going to fit into your space. If you’ve got plants upon plants, you’ll want to seriously consider getting some stands to place them on. This will help save room in your abode and might even benefit the plants themselves.

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Inspiring
January 26, 2022

73-Year-Old Grandma Realizes She’s Being Scammed But Brilliantly Outsmarts the Scammers

Sometimes, you have to hustle the hustler. That’s exactly what Jean, a 73-year-old grandmother, did when someone tried to scam $8,000 from her. While at her Long Island home, she received a phone call from someone claiming to be her grandson. He said he was calling her from jail, having been picked up on a charge of drunk driving. Her grandson needed that money to post his bail. The big problem?

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