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.
Crafts
May 10, 2021

15+ String Art Kits That Have Everything You Need To Create Colorful Connect-the-Dot Art

There are more ways to draw than just with a pen or pencil. A piece of string can mimic a line drawing to create artwork that looks like an energetic pen sketch. But string art has qualities that take it beyond a drawing; it has a tactile, three-dimensional feel that you can’t help but want to reach out and touch. So, what is string art, exactly?

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Design
May 1, 2021

25+ Free Zoom Backgrounds to Creatively Transform Your Video Meetings

With more people working from home than ever, kitchens have suddenly doubled as offices. If you’re someone who has created a temporary workspace in a random room of your house,  your video conferencing background might leave much to be desired. After all, you might not want your colleagues to see a messy counter or sink full of dishes. Thankfully, apps including Zoom allow you to change your background to a photo while you're still visible.

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My Modern Met

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