The Stone House: Ariness and Mirabelle

The Stone House: Ariness and Mirabelle

These shots and musings from Miriam really meant a lot to me. Plus there is an old High school shot worth looking at....

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Check out the stone house HF for an exemplar of great blogging and photos, as well as Jason Osder;s blog. Really smart stuff.

The Stone House: Arin Mason in Scottish means, funny as all hell...

The Stone House: Arin Mason in Scottish means, funny as all hell...

The Stone House: 81 and sunny, MY ASS!!

The Stone House: 81 and sunny, MY ASS!!

Check out Miriam's better more loqacious blog about our camping trip. hahaha!

Everybody loves DJ BK

Like LL Cool J, BK gets a lot of press for her stylo and general wonderfulness that she has brought to my life as well as everybody else's for that matter. I love this cat! Note the Kanye West pink polo....Niiiccceee.

BK owns bars and clubs in the city and has been a freind of mine for years, iI used to dance in her clubs and now Romy is representing. God Bless!

We went camping with Chris and Miriam and had a blast

It rained us in, we made beer corralls, feell asleep on rocks in the sun and had a hootenanny of a good time.

Let us just remember Miriam has been my very best friend from the time I was 13. We had fun fer sure.

Jason and Chris sure know how to set up a good camp site and we had a greatd inner with fresh farm veggies C & M picked themselves.

I was subjected to many lascivious jokes made at my expense resulting from a debaucherous night in harper's ferry where my mouth ran away with me. B.J.Q. reigns on !

New works in progress

I started teaching at 2 universities this week and it has been hectic. I have been up since 3 with insomnia....worried about getting things ready. I like the kids they seem smart and engaged thus far. I have been painting a lot around talks of a show in NYC! I don't know if it will materialize but I thought I would mention it. Herer are some unfinished new pieces. Please let me knowwhat you think and if you would like to hold a piece please let me know. I will put finished pieces up later.

New York City!

I miss NYC tons and think about going back all the time, but where would I keep Jason? hahaha
Romy bouight me a ticket up there for my bday and we had a blast. We had 2 BBQs and went dancing every night. The train ride there was a disaster with it totalling a 51/2 hour ride, but I got there safe and sound and was happy to see everyone. Romy and I have not hung out just the two of us in a whileso it was great to spend that kind of time with her. We seriously hung out! Here are some pics.

This summer

I have been teaching chinese national girls college level writing. They are only in the 6th grade and are aleady getting ready for the SATS! They are a hoot and say things like "ms. Mason, don't you think it is ironic that your name is Mason and you teach at George Mason University"? Why yes I do! This is my last week, I have enjoyed myself. Our classes last 3 hours a day in Fairfax county and we sure do write a lot. Here are some pics...

On the last day of class they all gave me letters thanking me for what they learned. My favorite was from my star student Lucia. She wrote "Dear Ms. Mason, thanks for teaching us about college and writing effectively. Also thanks for teaching us about WWII and especially Adolph Hitler. Thanks for the doughnuts. "

Ahhhhh....you can't go wrong in a class of 11 year olds when you incorporate Hitler and douhnuts seamlessly into one session. Top them apples!

PS Arent they adorable?

Catching up

Since I last wrote Jason and I went to NYC with his documentary fellows. We had a blast (pics to follow). It was great catching up with Shawn and JOhnny and Hoak and Bill and of course Irene! We had a hoot at the gallery and a three piece brass band walked in off the street and we started to dance. Then, Jason came in and everyone got to spend soem time with him. I think he enjoyed meeting my friends. I met with my dissertataion director and there is more work on the horizon.
I am set to be teaching at BOTH American University and George Mason University in the fall. I am really excited. I am good at teaching in literature and writing departments.

Silverdocs has also come and went. Jason and I really took in the films. We saw at tops 3-4 movies in one day----for days on end. He got to "geek out" over films, which was really cute to watch and I was happy for him to have tohe opportunity. I met a bunch of cool folks who made me wish that I: 1. still worked in the industry 2. made movies 3. lived in NYC still. C'est la vie. I sold one of my paintings while in NYC. There are still 2 left in the series if anyone is interested.

Two more finished paintings....

I like this series a lot. It is obviously inspired by my favorite artist Egon Schiele as all my body pieces are. I am obsessed with elbows. I have already started a third in the series and am using copper paint for the hair. The lacquer makes it look like it was painted on wood but it is straight canvas. Jim said my eyes are particularly nice. I painted his cat Willy for him.
Let me know what you think.

I got my hair did!

Those of you who know me know I love to get my hair done. Since I recently moved to DC I had to leave my trusted colorist behind (I miss you Rockin' Ray). I asked my friend Chambra for a good reccomendation and she sent me to her friend (now my friend Melissa). I think she did a great job, although I am going to go even brighter next time. Whaddya think?

Romy looks like her painting....

Romy was in town for memorial day. We hung in the kiddie pool, Jason seemed to dig it too. I made her and Tony a painting for their anniversary...Tony is the fish because he is colorful and good luck (like a coy). Augusten and Jasper are also in the pic...they are adorable little boys.
I miss Romy so much

Random...

I I i have been painting a lot lately. When I start teaching at George Mason in the fall I hope to take an oil painting class as I only paint in acrylics now. I have been able to sell a couple of paintings....so that is pretty neat. I am hoping for my birthday to get a used Canon SLR like my Uncle Chris has in order to take up my photography again in a more aggressive fashion. I have been wanting one for some time, but Miriam told me you can get them used for cheap--like $300 as opposed to $1000 for a new one. If my dad is reading this maybe he can donate an old body to the cause of furthering his daughter's artistic endeavors.... here are a couple of my rough paintings.

PIcs from Wednesday Night---JAZZY