We’re proud to shine a light on creative voices that are shaping culture and strengthening our community. This month we sat down with Lee Evatt (he/they), a multidisciplinary artist, drag performer, and zine-maker whose work blends humour, heart, and whimsical storytelling. Whether through printmaking, drag, animation, or comics, Lee infuses their work with joy, connection, and courage.
For people meeting you for the first time, how would you describe what you do and what excites you most about it?
I love repetitive, process-driven things like printmaking, animation, singing, dancing, and writing. More recently, I’ve been running live events. People often see these as separate skills, but to me they all feed into each other—dance teaches me about movement, which feeds into animation, which helps me understand still images.
I’m comfortable being an absolute beginner, and I love encouraging people of all skill levels to create. Teaching adults how to make cartoons in my workshops has been especially rewarding. Creativity is a really underrated way to bring people together.
What first sparked your love of creativity and expression?
My mum! I was lucky to grow up in a creative household. I’ve been drawing and crafting since I was little. I loved it so much I’d sometimes skip games with other kids just to keep making things.
Who inspires you?
So many of my friends who are artists, poets, drag performers and writers are constant sources of inspiration. Through Sticky Beak Comics Magazine, I’ve connected with incredible comic artists, many of whom are also queer and trans.
Ash Djokic inspired me to create more substantial comics, and I co-edit the zine with my trans brother, Ollie Vincent Reyes.
Friends like Jaden Ogwayo (poetry), Laura Harris (music), Ines Boddington (storytelling), Sophie Kihara-Murer (textiles), Myth Meltdown (drag), and Anita Pollard (photography) all push me creatively and personally.
I’m also inspired by Vaslav Nijinsky (he/him), the queer ballet dancer and choreographer. I’ve been adapting ballet elements into my drag—taking something once reserved for wealthy audiences and reimagining it for queer club spaces.
I’ve been trying to learn choreography from Rite of Spring, a ballet by Igor Stravinsky. This dance was banned during its time as it broke a lot of rules within the conventions of classical ballet and was seen as an insult to ‘polite society.
You’ve become a role model for many young people. What’s something you wish you’d known earlier in your journey?
Bigotry isn’t innate—it comes from environment and education. That’s why sharing your story and art matters. You can’t change everyone, but people do change.
You don’t need to be one type of artist. Be a drag king, printmaker, filmmaker, poet—whatever excites you. Don’t make art for approval, make it because you need to. Your love and passion are never embarrassing; they’re what make you human.
And always seek support when doing community projects. Ask for help.
What helps keep you motivated and grounded?
Making art with friends keeps me grounded. Engaging with community- whether that is performing with the drag community or tabling at a zine fair.
The comics community feels most like home; they’re brilliant and a bit clownish (which I say as the highest compliment!).
And if people aren’t around, a trip to the library always sparks new ideas.
Looking ahead, what are you most excited about?
My dream is to make bigger projects, like animated films, maybe even start my own company one day—Sticky Beak Studios.
For now, I’m excited about small steps, like using my new suitcase easel for life drawing outdoors. Sketching from life helps me stay in the present moment.
Find Lee Evatt:
🛒 Shop: leeevatt.bigcartel.com
📸 Instagram: @blonde_pigeon_
▶️ YouTube: @blonde_pigeon
