Lee also shares his passion for mask making and how it's become a catalyst for his way of self-expression and healing. Along with the audio component of exploration and art, we discuss Lee's experience with sound using different instruments and music composition.

Lee's Contact:

Instagram:

@lee___michael

@backwards_eel

Lee's Inspiration:

Books:

Inferno, Dante Alighieri (trans Mark Musa)
La Vita Nuova, Dante Alighieri (trans Mark Musa)
Zombie Survival Guide, Max Brooks
The Descent, Jeff Long
Calling A Wolf A Wolf, Kaveh Akbar
Healing the Shame That Binds you, John Bradshaw
Homecoming, John Bradshaw
The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron

Podcasts:

Talking Scared, Neil McRobert
Vs, Danez Smith & Franny Choi

People:

Jonni Good, Ultimate Paper Mache
Miya Turnbull, Self-portrait photo masks
Joel Hernandes, Large self-pop art & masks
Kristen Egan, Gourd masks
Charity Bliss, Band (friend)
Arulu Gallagher, artist mask maker teacher

Places:

Nantahala National Forest, NC
Charles Umlauf Sculpture garden, Austin TX
That one part of the woods (any woods)

Things:

My journals
My portrait-making box
The conspiracy theory wall for my book!
Jaw Harp
Cardboard & Tape/ Mache strips

Shows:

Iron Chef (1993)
The X-Files
Midnight Gospel

Music:

Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
The Blessed Hellride - Black Label Society
EP2 - Yaeji
Aloha Polydor - Fishmans
Reign in Blood - Slayer
Halloween All the Time - Eddie Golden iii
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The Apostasy - Behemoth
Paralytic Stalks - of Montreal