Prolific fractal artist Michael Sussna has a varied and interdisciplinary academic background, however, as an artist, he is entirely self-taught. He grew up with a mother who painted and he had an extensive collection of art books long before he had an interest in creating art. "Combining that pursuit with my long-standing love for science fiction and the fantastic, my comfort with mathematics and computing, and my deep appreciation for the abstract, the dive into fractal art creation was a natural step for me," he said. Although he's been incredibly prolific over the years, the end is nowhere in sight.