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.