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As the dust settles
Last month, I survived the biggest challenge of my life - a grant. A city grant that brought together my wildest dreams and vision to...
LaShonda Cooks
Apr 9, 20192 min read


Ripples
When I first saw the 24 x 24 inch blank canvas on my porch from Color Me Empowered two weeks ago, I had a million ideas. Fairytales....
LaShonda Cooks
Jan 4, 20241 min read


2024
I'm thankful. Rested. Reset. And ready to work. Thanks to divine providence I had a couple more days off than I planned and I needed...
LaShonda Cooks
Jan 4, 20241 min read


Creatively Coping
Creative Coping Mechanisms
LaShonda Cooks
Aug 23, 20201 min read


Topsy-Turvy Reality
Hey yall! Some art friends and I got together to create our own Dont Rush Challenge video. I shot mine first. Succinct and to the point....
LaShonda Cooks
Apr 8, 20201 min read


Quarantine Creations
I hope you all are well. I'm doing pretty good. I keep my spirit up by binging on gospel.
LaShonda Cooks
Mar 28, 20201 min read


My Love Letter
Recently, I was asked to speak about my story: what inspires me, how I got started, what are my dreams and goals. The questions took me...
LaShonda Cooks
Feb 18, 20192 min read


September 15
For the past two years, September 15th, my granny's birthday, has been marked by amazing milestones. Last year, I was in Boston...
LaShonda Cooks
Sep 17, 20182 min read


Februartsy
February is my second favorite month. It's just so jammed pack with fun stuff: there's Valentine's Day, Black History Month and Mardi...
LaShonda Cooks
Feb 9, 20181 min read


Pursuit of Womanhood Debrief
On Sept 15, Jamaal and I officially unveiled "A Coming of Age," our dual exhibit for Babson College. After months of painting and weeks...
LaShonda Cooks
Sep 23, 20171 min read


Pursuit of Womanhood
I glanced around my studio early this year and sighed. From when I first picked up a paintbrush again in 2010, I’ve always like painting...
LaShonda Cooks
Aug 5, 20173 min read


Art for All
Back when I was a ugrad student at Babson, I loved my time in the ceramics studio. It wasn't a popular place on campus, so I could...
LaShonda Cooks
Sep 22, 20161 min read


What is art?
“Are you buying those?” a voice squealed over my right shoulder. I had spent the last three hours packed like sardines between two other...
LaShonda Cooks
Jun 5, 20162 min read


Commissionable Me!
I'll be honest. As much as I love creating and depicting my own vision on canvas, much more of my projects have been commissions. Someone...
LaShonda Cooks
Aug 22, 20151 min read


The Sound of Music
A How do you decide on a design? Here Google was a little less certain. The best piece of advice I found said to incorporate the violin's...
LaShonda Cooks
Jul 20, 20151 min read


Five
Five years have passed since I moved back to my parent's house in Texas and started painting. I now laugh thinking about it: I had a...
LaShonda Cooks
Jul 9, 20152 min read
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