by Ryan Seslow | Mar 26, 2021 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
The Word “Break” is in “Spring-Break” – March 2021 Its been a heck of a year.. here we are 1 year later from when the Covid-19 pandemic caused mass lock downs here in NYC and far far beyond. Im not yet writing this from a...
by Ryan Seslow | Aug 9, 2020 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
Sometimes, or maybe more than sometimes, a literal change of one’s physical perspective can help change a conceptual perspective of how we are thinking about something. I know, this is not anything new, but metaphors can play a role and always remind us.. Lets...
by Ryan Seslow | Jul 2, 2019 | Art, Deaf & Hard of Hearing, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
Scenario: A Deaf & Hard of Hearing person applies for a full-time academic teaching position in a public institution that is listed nationally across multiple job boards. The offering institution is one that is mainly consisting of individuals that have a 1%...
by Ryan Seslow | Jun 27, 2018 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
I believe that all change begins with one’s self. So, I ask myself, self, Why? What is your story? I want the real story. The one that you have kept locked up and to yourself. The one or series of hurts that seems to nudge at you everyday, yet your adamant...
by Ryan Seslow | Apr 20, 2018 | News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
Digital Storytelling Awareness & Practice for Growth. We are all telling digital stories today. We love the Internet and we love social media. Some of us are super aware that we are doing this, and do it on purpose very intentionally. Some are partially aware and...
by Ryan Seslow | Apr 14, 2018 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
The Late Bloomer Snail, Me. Think of how many things that we have unconsciously heard, been exposed to and absorbed over the course of our lifetimes. Even if we are now aware of those things, its still far too many to name in one “think on it” for sure....
by Ryan Seslow | Apr 7, 2018 | Animation, Art, Digital Art, GIF, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
Very often a new piece of work will inspire me to investigate the idea and push it further. I generally work in a style that functions like an ongoing thread with several iterations. Those iterations allow for me to exercise the energy and see it as several potential...
by Ryan Seslow | Apr 1, 2018 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
The noticing… I know that you know exactly what “noticing” I am speaking of. The most inner stillness, at the most silent moment regardless of any external chaos. This awareness comes from a version of you that is always trying to get your attention...
by Ryan Seslow | Feb 22, 2018 | Art, Drawings, News, Teaching |
Non-Judgement Creative Immediacy It was one of those “summer days” in February here in NYC yesterday when an impulse hit me. I wanted to makes and move lines. I wanted to bring a few characters to life in my sketchbook. I wanted feel the feeling of...
by Ryan Seslow | Dec 29, 2017 | Art, News, Teaching, Useful Articles / Essays |
The Transcendence of Rejection In 2017 I received several “rejection letters” for various opportunities that I applied for. These opportunities ranged from teaching positions, fellowships, exhibitions, grants and business proposals. They all arrived with...
