The Recap: BAM Book Jam with Arianna Davis

Written by BAM Team | December 11, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Here's what we covered.

On December 9, our latest BAM Book Jam featured "What Would Frida Do? A Guide to Living Boldly," a book written by Arianna Davis, Digital Director for O, The Oprah Magazine. Arianna answered questions about Frida Kahlo's life and influence for 60 minutes straight. Be sure watch the recording below. Thank you to everyone for your questions and participation!

Let's go live.

Here are some of the top BAM Book Jam tweets and words of advice from Arianna Davis. If you want the full scoop, check out the recording of the webinar above.

Arianna Davis of O, The Oprah Magazine

.@ariannagdavis' favorite painting by Frida Kahlo is "The Broken Column" because it captures the duality of feminine strength and pain. #BAMBookJam pic.twitter.com/N0HS2g1bxP
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

.@ariannadavis on why Frida's painting 'The Two Fridas' still resonates today: "This painting illustrates the idea that all women have two versions of themselves, they're both connected." This is why Frida has endured as a storyteller — her ideas are universal. #BAMBookJam pic.twitter.com/cXxXAjbTfI
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

"Part of what's most important about feminism is respecting other women's decisions." – @ariannagdavis on the question of why Frida stayed with Diego Rivera despite his poor treatment of her. #BAMBookJam
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

The impact of perfectionist social media storytelling: "When @chrissyteigen shared photos of her miscarriage online. That felt like what Frida was doing. We don't have to only paint the beautiful things. They can be raw, moving, honest, vulnerable." @ariannagdavis #BAMBookJam
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

"It was important for me to carry on her history as a Latina woman. I decided to go to Mexico while writing to make sure I saw the country through her eyes. It reminded me to understand where we come from and keep telling those stories." @ariannagdavis #BAMBookJam
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

On balancing her day job at @oprahmagazine and writing the book, @ariannagdavis had to set clear boundaries and be really dedicated to setting times/days she would write. "My friends knew not to make plans with me on Saturdays." #BAMBookJam
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

A huge thank-you to @ariannagdavis for joining us for today's #BAMBookJam! You can get her book "What Would Frida Do" in bookstores now. https://t.co/l14xfCWTxP
— BAM (@BAMtheagency) December 9, 2020

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