The support that I have received during my years in prison have bolstered my strength and increased my faith in and admiration for my community. Letters and books and news from the broad-based and diverse parts of the movement have…
Oppression Tango- The Complex Life of Female Bullfighter Patricia McCormick
From Marie- This painting came out of an obituary I read a couple of months ago. The obit was written about a woman, Patricia McCormick, from Texas, who had led a very unconventional life. As I read about Ms. McCormick,…
Rhino Wars
From Marie, “There has been so much of an increase in poaching, that even some people who have claimed to be animal protectionists have put forth the idea of quotas or some lifting of the ban on hunting rhinoceros and…
Homage to Sandro Chia
Recent Marie Mason painting: “Too Many Nettles (Not Enough Fish)”
Marie Mason Painting: Ivory Funeral Pyre (Blood, Money, Smoke)
Marie recently completed this painting, inspired by this photo from a 2011 burning of poached ivory. Th feature article, Ivory Worship, documents the religious carving of ivory that fuels the poaching of thousands of elephants each year. Marie elaborates on…
Prison Radio Interviews Kelly Poe About Recent Marie Mason Art Show
The hosts of Prison Radio sat down and talked with Kelly Poe about the recent art show she hosted, highlighting her own photography and Marie Mason’s paintings. In the interview she talks about how she first became involved in the…
Lula With Fireflies
Marie Mason/Kelly Poe Chicago Art Opening
The opening and exhibit at Chicago’s Suburban Gallery on Sept. 23 of Marie and Kelly Poe’s art was a grand success on several levels. To see the development of Marie’s painting from rudimentary to fine acrylic work during her imprisonment…