Mama’s Love is my most popular and famous painting! The original sold at the silent auction of the 2020 Virtual WACO Wearable Art Gala, founded by Richard and Tina Knowles Lawson (Beyonce’s Mother!).

A print also appears in the Bel-Air bedroom of Judge Mathis on the E! Entertainment reality series Mathis Family Matters.

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Item Mama's Love (Best Seller)

Created by LaShonda Scott Robinson

As seen in Creator's Studio, Tuscaloosa, AL

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LaShonda Scott Robinson

Tuscaloosa, AL

Wescover creator since 2023

Expressing suppressed emotions through body language

When I was nineteen, my childhood sweetheart (now my husband) gave me a watercolor set for Christmas. That gift would become my saving grace.

When we married, our son was seven months old. I was a sophomore in college. Our marriage was turbulent. Balancing work, marriage, motherhood, and college was taking its toll.

One night, I was extremely overwhelmed. I wanted to cry. But, the tears would not come. I had suppressed my emotions for so long they had forsaken me in my time of need.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I thought, “How can I get this pain out of me?” Then my soul whispered, “Paint it.” So, I took the watercolor set out of the closet and began to paint. I painted with my heart and not my eyes. All the emotions I had suppressed came to the surface. The canvas cried the tears my eyes refused to shed.

My tears took the form of a female figure. Faceless yet full of raw emotion. That night, I found my artistic voice. And my soul began to shout!

Painting is my saving grace. It is a faithful, non-judgmental confidant. Through art, I can openly cry without shedding a tear. Now, I no longer hide my vulnerability from the world. I paint it boldly on every canvas.

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