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.
