All artists have a favorite medium.
Some have paint.
Other have clay.
Some work in metal.
But only one works with paper pulp made using a proprietary method.
His name is Michael Lee Ford.
Michael Lee Ford is currently in a Texas prison serving a 35 year sentence for a 1989 robbery.
After hearing of the death of his mother in 1996, Michael was inspired to created a sculpture of Christ. Being in prison with no art supplies he followed the immortal words of Theodore Roosevelt who said “Do what you can where you are with what you have” and developed a method of turning newspaper back into paper pulp and then sculpting with it.
Although a welder by trade, Michael Lee Ford showed amazing aptitude for sculpting and has been creating ever since.
He has created over a thousand sculptures and has been featured in Juxtapoz magazine and Tattoo Savage as well as on the documentary Outside The Lines.
Typically less than nine inches tall, his sculptures convey an urgency and dynamic that is unusual in pieces so small. Some critics have likened his pieces to netsuke.
Inspired by music and life, Michael Lee Ford sculpts tirelessly, passing the years by creating beauty.
If you are interested in contacting Michael Lee Ford, he can be contacted by mail. Being in prison he can not receive e-mail or phone calls so mail is the only way to contact him. You must address your mail exactly as shown below or it will not reach him;
MICHAEL LEE FORD
534424 TELFORD
NEW BOSTON TX 75570-9200
IMPORTANT: Unlike what you may have seen in movies and television, Michael Lee Ford cannot receive “gifts” in the mail. Do not under any circumstances attempt to send him cash, checks, cigarettes, candy, clothing or anything else. All you can send him is a letter or postcard.
If you send anything to him besides a letter or postcard it will not reach him and it will be destroyed unless you send a book from Amazon or a similar company.
Michael Lee Ford’s Wish List
Although you can not send merchandise to Michael, companies (like Viking Office Products, Amazon, and Dick Blick Art) can send certain products (like books).
If you are feeling generous, Mike would love to receive the following from his wish list;
Illustration Boards Boards 1 Boards 2
12"x15.5" 32# Clasp Envelopes Clasp Envelopes
#10 Envelopes #10 Envelopes
Please remember, the company must ship these items to Michael, if you attempt to ship them they will be intercepted and destroyed. Individuals can not sent Michael merchandise, only companies can.
If you have a sculpture that Michal Lee Ford created for you and would like to include a picture of it on this website, please photograph it against a white background and send the picture in JPEG format to
Krampus@Galavant.com
All artists have a favorite medium.
If you are interested in contacting Michael Lee Ford, he can be contacted by mail. Being in prison he can not receive e-mail or phone calls so mail is the only way to contact him. You must address your mail exactly as shown below or it will not reach him;
Michael Lee Ford’s Wish List
