LaShonda CooksApr 10, 20192 minAs the dust settlesLast month, I survived the biggest challenge of my life - a grant. A city grant that brought together my wildest dreams and vision to...
LaShonda CooksApr 8, 20201 minTopsy-Turvy RealityHey 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 CooksMar 29, 20201 minQuarantine CreationsI hope you all are well. I'm doing pretty good. I keep my spirit up by binging on gospel.
LaShonda CooksFeb 19, 20192 minMy Love LetterRecently, 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 CooksSep 17, 20182 minSeptember 15For the past two years, September 15th, my granny's birthday, has been marked by amazing milestones. Last year, I was in Boston...
LaShonda CooksFeb 9, 20181 minFebruartsyFebruary 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 CooksSep 23, 20171 minPursuit of Womanhood DebriefOn Sept 15, Jamaal and I officially unveiled "A Coming of Age," our dual exhibit for Babson College. After months of painting and weeks...
LaShonda CooksAug 5, 20173 minPursuit of WomanhoodI 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 CooksSep 23, 20161 minArt for AllBack 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 CooksJun 5, 20162 minWhat 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 CooksAug 23, 20151 minCommissionable 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 CooksJul 21, 20151 minThe Sound of MusicA 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 CooksJul 9, 20152 minFiveFive 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...