Posts by Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
Cats
December 10, 2021

Meet Midas the Four-Eared Kitten Who Is Winning Countless Hearts on the Internet

You’ve likely heard the term “four eyes” for people who wear glasses, but “four ears?” That’s a new one, and it happens to perfectly describe Midas, a kitten who really has multiple ears. Midas lives in Ankara, Turkey, with her human Canis Dosemeci, who has been chronicling the kitty’s young life on Instagram. With her unusual features, Midas is quickly becoming an internet star.

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Street Photography
December 7, 2021

Photographer Has Reunited With Over 350 People Whose Photos He Snapped 40 Years Ago

When you see a random person in a street photo, it’s natural to ponder what they've been doing in the time since that picture was snapped. Most often, though, we’re left wondering. Photographer Chris Porsz gives us the satisfaction of knowing how his subjects end up with his popular Reunions series. In then-and-now photos, portraits of people first captured decades ago are now recreated in the present day.

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Pen Drawing
November 13, 2021

Delicate Pen Drawings Pay Homage To Small Convenience Stores in South Korea

We might pass by a corner store without a second glance, but not Lee Me Kyeoung. The South Korean artist has made it her life’s work to chronicle these small—and often humble—shops before they close and disappear from their communities. Me Kyeoung's delicate pen drawings depict these places as solitary subjects against a stark white background, at most surrounded by a few trees.

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