Kelly Bjork

Seattle, WA
Illustration
kellybjork.com
@kelly_bjork
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Two Shelves

Kelly Bjork’s illustrations capture the funky and punky personas that thrive in her home city of Seattle. For this interview, she lets her drawings do the talking-exposing the joie de vie of her 2D world, which is peppered with cats and her favorite bearded man. With only a few words, this is still one of Dirty Laundry’s most compelling interviews.

What is the best part about being an artist in Seattle?

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What is your ideal studio setup?

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What are your 3 favorite things you own?

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You co-run the apartment gallery, Two Shelves, what has that experience been like?

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What is your secret to fighting creative block?

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What are some of your biggest sources of inspiration?

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If you could only illustrate one type of subject matter for the rest of your life, what would you draw or paint?

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What’s your proudest artistic accomplishment?

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If you weren’t an artist, what would you be?

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