Background
Before art and design, Mason was raised in the Texas Hill Country where he grew up tramping through the creeks and hillsides surrounding him; playing music and skateboarding, driving his VW Beetle as fast as he could. You can find him now tinkering in his shed, growing flowers and veggies, and making art around Austin, Texas.
After completing a BFA in Studio Art and Graphic Design in 2005, Mason spent seven years at a start-up Austin advertising agency, where he worked as a designer and then art director in the healthcare and legal world. On the side, Mason made art and design for different companies, people and projects across the world, from graphics, logos and artwork to installations and art shows, to zines and publishing.
Upon leaving the agency, he went out on his own and made art and design for brands and companies such as Denim Dudes, Story MFG, Converse, DUBLAB, Astral Spirits, Forestbound, Monofonus Press, Burton, Element, Kartwheel Co., G-Shock, Birds Barbershop, Yellow Jacket Social Club, Bearded Lady, Volcom and many others.
Mason worked from 2017-2020 with Ryan Rhodes and Caleb Owen Everitt of famed design studio, LAND, concepting, designing, producing and managing projects for the studio. Responsible for work done at Carpenter Hotel, Stumptown Coffee, Comedor, Sunriser Cold Brew, Madre Mezcal, Old Pal, Haoma and more.
