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