Name: Kelly Tunstall | Artist page

Occupation: Artist, Designer, Daughter, Girlfriend

Where are you currently? San Francisco

Formal education or self-taught? Both.


What did you want to be when you grew up?
I had no definitive plan. I was really into exploring many different paths.

All-time favorite shoe?
Onitsuka Tigers

Is work play?
Always.

What was the first piece of music you owned?
A mixtape my grandfather made me.

Favorite comic?
Calvin & Hobbes

Last great book you read?
The Barnum Museum by Steven Millhauser

If you could have named yourself, what would your name be?
Eva Graciella

Two truths, and a lie, please:
Color
Scale
Hope

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Sea Green

Is perception truth?
Yes. Truth for that particular person.

What was the last song stuck in your head?
“I wish that I could see you soon” by Herman Düne

Favorite punctuation mark, and why?
I like opening and closing quotation marks. They’re a beautiful pair, usually improperly utilized, and can be nested.

A haiku, please:
A warmer cocoon
Calls this small white owl
Escape to cotton

If you were putting together a survey for a slew of artists, what question would you be sure to ask?
At what time of day they think best.

And your answer to that question?
Very late, or right before I open my eyes after a good night’s sleep.

What website accompanies your morning coffee?
Newyorktimes.com

Define importance:
Systems of hierarchical priority.

What’s your favorite font?
My favorite typeface is Goudy Italic with oldstyle lining numerals.

What did your parents want you to do with your life?
Anything that I could support myself with, and be happy doing.