In 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting Nnamdi Okonkwo at an art show in Manhattan. Pictured: Nnamdi Okonkwo, Sculptor, with Resolution A couple of years ago I started following him on IG and told him I was looking forward to the day I could purchase my first piece of art from him. Have youContinueContinue reading “Nnamdi Okonkwo”
Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones
Pyramids: Uxmal, Chichen Itzá, Teotihuacán, Giza
While sorting through years of images to select portfolio samples to represent my work, pyramid images from my 2019/2020 trip to Egypt stood out. Giza was the third pyramid site I’ve been to, which led to a search for pictures from prior visits to other pyramid sites.
Thoughts from the Road: Created in Violence
We are created in violenceBirthed in painOur only constantsConflict and struggleWhat can we possibly Ever know of nonviolenceWhen even our peace is achievedWithin storms turbulentEnough to alterThe landscape of our lives
Thoughts from the Road: Purifying Change
Since mid-March, I’ve been traveling across the country. I hit the road after selling my home in Southern Arizona. There were no immediate thoughts on where to pitch my tent next, so I decided to roam a bit and see where the Spirit led. Before Covid-19, I thought I’d travel abroad for a few monthsContinueContinue reading “Thoughts from the Road: Purifying Change”
Sermon: That’s Not All You Are by Steven Furtick
POEM: I Am from…
I am LaShawnda, sister of Kim and Nicolette. We are daughters of Terry Ann, the daughter of Bessie Mae, The daughter of Lizzie, the daughter of Mae Emma, the daughter of Many Unknowns. I am from coconut oil and bergamot grease From pinto beans and bananas. I am from the light. From home-cooked meals andContinueContinue reading “POEM: I Am from…”
Real Estate: Self-Representation
I had to stop and ask myself, “Who does their advice benefit?” Then more specifically, “How does this advice benefit me?”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 20)
“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 25)
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom wasContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 25)”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 23)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and you make the new convert twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
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