Hello 2017! I am now on Patreon! Let me tell you about it...

I am beginning this journey on Patreon as a new way to connect to my fans as well as find new ones to share my visions with and start a community with. The web is becoming more and more difficult to navigate to find and nurture your audience without having to battle algorithms, filter bubbles and paying money to be seen with little to no benefit to either party. I feel like the Patreon model sounds so much more healthy and sustainable for both artist and patron.Through this platform I can provide exclusive patron only content such as drawings and work in progress videos and photos as well as different discount options for my Angie Mason Art Shop depending on the tier you choose. I look forward to nurturing and building this creative path with you and hope you will join me! 

10 Years of Making Art in 3 minutes

It's basically a 3 minute memory blitz of my art over the last ten years, 

it might make you dizzy but hope you enjoy it smile emoticon

  This is a super short "docu-mini" condensing ten years of making and showing my art. If you are curious to see more and get a closer look visit at the artwork please visit https://www.angiemason.com also be sure to like my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AngieMasonArt 

For me the crazy part is this is a very very condensed selected works video so there is so much more that isn't even shown! Like I said it's a memory blitz basically ;) 

I see you. Just a random arty post.

 Paper Doll Army :) partial line up ;) 

It's been so cold here it's all cozy toes food like home made stew, hot latte/Catachino's, of course cats and making as much art as I can with some occasional trips to see fun art museum gallery shows. Oh and I  have to say GO SEE TINY GIANTS in 3D at a natural history museum near you. It's so magical touching and beautifully filmed it will certainly make your eyes and hearts swell with wonder oh god that Scorpion Mouse when he howls!!!!

Next up is an anti valentine art show for all you sweet hearts...

The Show will be at Dream in Plastic in Beacon, New York opening on Feb. 14th, 2015!
I hope to see you there! Beacon is a great upstate NY city to visit and make the day and night of it!

Spend your Valentine's Day with us and enjoy this incredible group show curated by Ryan Myers and Jel Ena with over 30 artists!

Featuring artwork from: 
Adam Oehlers, Angie Mason, Anita Inverarity, Brittany Hanks, Candace McKay, Fang Ling Lee, Heather Rose, Jason May, Jel Ena, Jinx in the Sky, Julie Filipenko, Kim Turner, Lea Barozzi, Leilani Joy, Lesley D McKenzie, Megan Buccere, Michael Mararian, Noosed Kitty, Olivia Rose, Peemonster, Raul Guerra, Ryan Myers, Ryan O’Rourke, Scot Howden, Scott Reeves, Stephanie Allison, Tammy Mae Moon, Tanya Bond and Terra Bidlespacher.



Here are some sneak peeks at my piece which I will unveil the week of the show....

More to come!

In the mean time I forgot to say Happy new year on my blog so....

More news to come on additional upcoming shows for the east coast in March and May! Stay tuned!
And coming to a close is the magical I Am Doll Parts show a 3 person art show at Rivet Gallery in Ohio. The show is up until Jan. 31,2015 so get your buts over there quick... art will from that show will be available through rivet after the show ends for a while so visit online and order away :D XOXO

Ok back to doing a million things over here... more updates soon I promise!

Momentary Lapse in Blogging...

I have great intentions to be active on this blog but seem to fail more and more every time I say I am going to up my posts. It just comes down to some simple facts... I can't bring myself to post for no real reason on top of being distracted by a million other social media sites that pop up and snag my time such as instagram and more recently vine. I decided I would highlight some of those posts here as part of my ever increasing archive of life moments most of which do center around my art on this blog but occasional life crumbs sneak in. So though I am not promising any increases in my activity so I don't let myself or anyone down I will continue to post when the moment moves me to do so.

I am spread thin these days with doing a great deal of creative work during my days and trying to keep up with artshows at night all while trying to manage my house refi which for anyone who has tried during the past 4 years knows what a pain that can be. I feel like I am finally caught up on art shows. I have no further plans to share at this moment other than the Caja exhibit at 423 West Gallery in Los Angeles opening later this month! Presently I have chosen to enjoy this coming down time to reflect, sort and restart my brain. I feel like through all the years I have so much work I have created non stop so much materials accumulated I am starting to feel like it's taking over my space and I need to sort things so I can better create. Perhaps an online creative material garage sale is called for. Comment below if you are seriously interested in that? I think how I would handle it is to keep it simple by creating an album of photos with subject description and price with an email to contact to pay via paypal... once confirmed I will just comment on the photo it's been spoken for/ sold.

This entry is a bit of gather my thoughts and spit them out kind of entry they happen on here every once and a while.

For those who read this first Thank you! And secondly if you curate or run a gallery I am interested in future shows after August. Taking the rest of the summer off to get my brain, life and studio in a more open free state. As I mentioned about the clutter is both real and in my head. Getting back to thinking about my work I want to mention I am also interested in projects for books, illustration, character design,consignment, licensing and art fairs. If you want to reach out to me to talk about an opportunity please do! I would really LOVE to hear from you. Drop me a line to angie@angiemason.com  subject: Art Inquiry to ensure I get it.

One of the things I am SLOWLY developing is an art book on all the years I have been working making images. Once I get it to a decent level I will present to a publisher or maybe I may self publish not sure yet. Other things I am working on is updating bit by bit the new work I created for Weathered Souls earlier this year on my Art Shop. Some is up now more to come. 

So in keeping with spreading myself to thin online... I also have a blog called Angie Mason Writes Stuff... I set it up at a time I was trying to branch out in my career to allow for more options/ opportunities. My true love is image making but I at times find myself lingering over there lately thinking the words may be bubbling up to the surface and when they do... story time, poems silly bits will posted over there. So peek it from time to time.

Why have I not moved this blog to word press? While there are neat things about word press I actually really enjoy my blogger blog. So after attempting it I decided to keep this one going for my main art / life blog. Though are blogs even relevant anymore? It seem like so much of moving forward in life is sadly shortening the amount of time and space you take up with micro blogs and tweeting as an example. I been nostalgic on here before for the days of letter writing even email writing... these are things that are rarer and rarer these days. I hope I am wrong and people do take more time to digest and learn about some one or something. Though believe me I know how hard it is in this crazy fast paced world. I do my best to go as slow as possible taking back roads over highways as an example... it is just a more pleasant experience  and you get to see more of how people live and exist in their realities rather than zipping along on a roadway jammed with others who are trying to beat you. They can all beat me in that race it's one I don't care to win. 

Oh another thing I want to work on that you can look for soonish is a docu mini on my Weathered Souls show at MF gallery part of 3 person art show back in April and May. I shot footage I just need to edit it and post it. 

I suppose that's about all for now. I hope you get a kick out of my vines I posted on here I love that app! Way superior over instagrams  new video feature not a fan of that personally. Ok well happy Summer all!

Seeing friends makes me smile and seeing friends do creative exciting things makes me smile more! 

A creep is lurking in my garden ;) 

I made a catachino one Caturday morning :D

my mural at MF Gallery on permanent display ! 

Zombie Opening night at Last Rites Gallery

Boat rides listening to the cicada song 

Gardening always gardening! 

Fireworks summer is in full swing!

Carnival daze - summer nights at a local state fair makes me smile. 

My beach attire ;) going out to the mermaid parade earlier this summer on Coney Island

End of the year ramble scramble ponder fest.

When I was a little kid 2012 felt like the future not just literally but like a sci-fi kind of future with robots and flying cars and jet packs and well you get the picture. So fast forward to 2012 almost being over and I am an official person of the future typing this space log blog on a tablet pad like I am right out of Star Trek. Who do I think I am? Captain of my own starship! The future came and went and now I am sitting here looking onto 2013!

2013 will be a big year for me at the end of May I leave my 30's behind and enter into a new decade known as my forties, It's weird growing up and older because mostly you feel no change the idea of age was mostly always silly to me I just like to embrace life and do the things I dream of without letting outside perceptions and judgements of age affect me for the most part though sickness is harder when you are older so the you that is I do my best...your best to be healthy and balanced.

I still hold onto this idea and try to live life without worry of age and time. Though time the way it moves so swift and sharp nearly blinking your life away in a flash is the part that is a challenge. So often I wish I had special powers to slow living down but our modern society only sped things up making us run at break neck pace. One of the biggest challenges in real adult life is to find balance between doing the things you want and doing the things you have to right down to the boring minutia of brushing ones teeth to doing ones laundry. In our modern lives there are things we all must do because in the end they some how,these basic things, tasks if you will make our lives better you know not having rotted teeth to chew food and enjoy smiling while you still have them is a good thing.

But back to time I ponder our human cycle often seeing its bitter sweet beauty in the grace of those who are lucky enough to grow old, seeing walls fall away as you get older is a difficult thing to imagine at that end of the human cycle... It's like you have been the center of a rose bud and all your petals fall away exposing your stem its scary looking and fragile yet full of beauty for coming full circle I try to hold on to that beauty of life having stages and phases shifting growing and constantly changing until we are dust.

So thinking of 40 it really is kind of a human mid point, if life expectancy is an average of 80 years old for a full human life cycle. I feel the first half of my life, looking back has been overwhelmingly full of art creation and love...with bits of misfortune and loss thrown in the mix. What's life without some black and blues we all have them. It's normal, the downs we all face make the ups worth working through hard times. Life cycles, seasons change, friends come and go out of our lives, loved ones pass on...like my garden things grow die and bloom again newness is always there with each sunrise we get to see life is always new and never consistent only ever changing. The last few years for me have been a balancing act and often times were not easy but I am here and made it through rough waters with a supportive loving group of family and friends. Sure the storms not over yet but I do think some full sunshine weather is coming my way as I navigate towards the sun and my garden will bloom again.

The list of what I want to do for my 40th year is another blog post ponder fest to come in the next few months leading up to that point in Spring time. I have been writing about it in my journals thinking on that... a new decade of creation lays before me I want to map out a visual guide to help lead the way and start the new process.

This past year upon reviewing my personal collection of photos was personally a year of much art creation and poor spotty health literally with full body hives starting back Christmas night of 2011 going strong throughout the year mixed with other health issues. Somewhat fitting I am ending the year getting over a cold. Happy to say I'm feeling good now!

I am refraining from talking about 2012 world events as that's not what this blog has been about, its focus is on my personal journey in life in relation to art. With that said I know 2012 on a whole has seen great darkness and sadness with so much loss due to violence and natural disasters.
NJ and NYC was hit hard with Super Storm Sandy leaving us with no heat or electric for a week but I'm grateful that was the extent of our loss, we came out lucky and my heart aches for those who lost their homes. But I don't want to go on about current events and become crippled in fear and sadness I want to keep moving toward the light and simply just keep trying to be better and progress and help others where I can. I hope on a whole the human race can progress into a more peaceful age where we respect and honor our differences and learn to live together. Call me dreamer I don't mind being called that.

Ok on to some memory lists from this past year :D

So one of the biggest moments I am most proud of this past year was my solo show in NYC Project 30 the Hand Pick 10.   It was a great way to interact with all of you who follow my work as well as making a new rich body of work I am very proud of.

Other Shows and Events worth mentioning are:

1. In the spring I did my Art Star Craft Bazaar Event 
2. In May my baby sister gave birth to my beautiful Niece!
3. In October the release of the Lowbrow Tarot Book and Deck were published
4. Monster A Day Project for October :D 
5. Numerous group shows and art events at:

•  MF Gallery
• Modern Eden 
• Last Rites Gallery
• Jinxed Gallery
• Nova Beligca Gallery
• Sacred Gallery and 
• Maxwells. 

So where do I  see me in relation to 2013? I see more art being created the visions never stop, I see growth in my creative life both professionally and personally. I see more balance and better health. I see more strength and understanding. I see more openness and flexibility within my personal career path. I see paths clearing and me walking down them into the darkness of an unknown forest that is full of life and possibility. 

The darkness is not always something to be afraid of it is in the unknown territory that we can have the greatest growth. I am looking toward the branches and vines and I am ready to get twisted up in new challenges. This world and economy has been keeping me under it's thumb with it's demands too long I am looking to find my way and break free in 2013 it will be a shift and great change for me I believe this to be true. And it's in that simple statement that is the catalyst for all great change... the first step is in believing something. I will make the changes happen even if they are not ready for me.

 2013 is lucky 13 and I am ready to shed some light into the darkness and shine so the world knows I am alive and knows that I love being alive and knows how I want to continue sharing my visions and characters with it and hope that the world is even more open to embrace me back for it is in that mutual embrace that I can truly flourish and find my balance. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 

Behind the scenes: the making of a Moon Goddess and other silly life bits

In the beginning there was a sketchbook with drawings and ideas were planted and they grew and then they eventually became a painting....

Just about done and ready to frame up but first a little look back at a funny marker drawing I did in my teens  a portrait of me as grover ;D 

Of course I am painting a cat! 

During all this art making I am also busy monster making art all month long :D Monster A Day progress shot! 

Just about to turn - new after life chapter, no big deal... it was just a little virus ;) 

It's on it's way shipping to San Francisco to Modern Eden Gallery for the Moon Goddess Exhibit! Opening October 27th! 

Keep your head in the stars always!