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.
Art
August 5, 2025

What To Expect at Australia’s Very First Gallery Dedicated to Environmental Art [Interview]

Mitigating the effects of human-caused climate change takes many forms. Some solutions are technical, while others appeal to our emotions. Environmental art allows us space to admire, process, and grieve the loss of the Earth we once knew. In doing so, we look at the natural world in new ways, and it inspires us to fight for the future of our planet.

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Sculpture
July 30, 2025

Life-Sized Wire Mesh Animal Sculptures Roam the Galleries of a German Museum

British artist Kendra Haste creates life-sized animal sculptures from a material typically used to corral chickens. Using hexagonal mesh—more commonly known as “chicken wire”—she layers the metal netting to build both form and to express the personality of the creature she’s conveying. For many years, her work has been exhibited in the UK, the U.S., and Asia, and now, for the first time, her sculptures are being showcased in Germany.

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