(she/her) Artist Educator, K-12 Fine Arts Curriculum Content Leader, traveler, and always infinitely curious...
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Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Wrestling: Class 2 Girls- @fhnactivities junior Isabelle Apple wins a 7-2 decision to advance to the 110 championship match. Apple (41-3) will face Fort Osage senior Aroma Marrufo (46-1) later tonight.
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
The more you bullshit, the more likely you are to fall for other people's bullshit.
Data: those who exaggerate their expertise to impress others are more vulnerable to misinformation.
When people speak without concern for the truth, they can't be trusted to recognize the truth.
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Feeling stuck? Go for a walk.
There is no mental block strong enough to outlast the power of a 30-minute walk.
It's a fact that some of your most creative moments come during periods of boredom.
• On a walk
• In the shower
• Driving in silence
• At dinner by yourself
You’re bored, your mind wanders, and your thoughts mingle.
Bam! Creative insight strikes.
Schedule more boredom into your weeks.
Simple challenge for all of you:
Go for a 30-minute tech-free walk every single day next week.
• No phone
• No music
• No podcasts
• No articles
• No audiobooks
Just you, your thoughts, your gratitude, and the fresh air.
It’s a simple reset that will unlock new creativity and shift your perspective.
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Want to know the difference between the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Romans? Just look at their statues.
Art always tells you what a society wants to believe about itself.
So, from the Soviet Union to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, here's what art says about who we are...
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
‘You can suffer nostalgia in the presence of the beloved
if you glimpse a future where the beloved is no more.’
Milan Kundera, Identité, 1998
📷 Georges Dambier
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
‘I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone,
because I am the person I know best.’
Frida Kahlo, quoted in:
Antonio Rodríguez, Una pintora extraordinarily, 1945 March 17
📷 Antonio Kahlo
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
“Become one with eternity.
Obliterate your personality.
Become part of your environment.
Forget yourself.”
- Yayoi Kusama, 1968
It’s your final weekend to become “One with Eternity” before the exhibition closes on Sunday, July 16. s.si.edu/3LF8laZ
If you are about to go off to school, read this and take their advice!
A thread:
Advice for students from two women who work at two different universities:
READ YOUR EMAILS
#highered
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Toxic cultures exploit generosity. Takers impose extra work on givers, and no good deed goes unpunished.
Healthy cultures reward generosity. People protect givers from takers, and cream rises to the top.
Helpfulness is not a weakness to target. It's a strength to safeguard.
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Knowledge is having the right answers.
Intelligence is asking the right questions.
Wisdom is knowing when to ask the right questions.
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
Many people see hard work as a sign of virtue. But a strong work ethic doesn't guarantee strong ethics.
Instead of attaching worth to the effort people expend, we should prize the values they exemplify.
Character is a function of generosity and integrity, not industriousness.
ted.com/talks/azim_shariff_d…
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
On this day 544 years ago one of the most famous people in history was born.
Though you don't know her name, you definitely know her face.
Here is the story of the woman with the world's most famous smile, Lisa Gherardini, who never even saw her own portrait...
Michelle D. Ridlen retweeted
We're Richmond till we die.
We know we are,
We're sure we are,
We're Richmond till we die.
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What non-art teachers think $50 of art supplies look like and what art teachers know it looks like… #artteacherfunnies
