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.
Food Art
December 17, 2019

Food Stylist Crafts Tasty Dishes of Adorably Edible Characters That Pop Off the Plate

Playing with your food is no longer a faux pas—especially when you're as talented as food stylist De Meal Prepper. Her animal-inspired arrangements go beyond your average dinner plate and rise to the level of edible art. Using a combination of rice, vegetable purees, and spices, she forms three-dimensional portraits that look almost too cute to eat. De Meal Prepper forms her food with a realistic style and a painterly touch.

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Creative Products
December 12, 2019

You Can Hide Your Real Presents in These Funny Gift Boxes for Fake Products

Part of the fun of gift-giving is the surprise for the recipient, but sometimes boxes can reveal your present before they even look inside. Luckily, Prank-o has created a solution to this dilemma with its selection of hilarious gift boxes that'll hide your present while looking like you're giving them a totally different product. Your recipient will then think that they're about to open a bizarre set of Cargo Socks or an Earwax Candle Kit.

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Funny
December 2, 2019

Brilliant Cosplayer Creates Costumes on a Budget That Are Hilariously “Perfect”

Over the years, cosplay has become more than just dress-up—it has transcended into an art! We've admired how people make amazing transformations into pop culture icons using specially crafted garments and makeup that turn them into the spitting image of whoever they're trying to be. Great cosplay outfits can take months of preparation—but not for Anucha “Cha” Saengchart.

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