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