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Kelly Tunstall, Ferris Plock Share ‘My Monsters’ at Stranger Factory

Ferris Plock

“My Monsters,” a new show at Stranger Factory in Albuquerque, collects creatures painted by artist couple Kelly Tunstall and Ferris Plock. The mixed-media paintings from the San Francisco duo are both individual and collaborative efforts, each’s distinctive style carrying humor, whimsy, and otherworldly creatures. Materials include acrylics, spraypaint, pencil, ink, gold leaf, and other, less conventional tools.


Ferris Plock

“My Monsters,” a new show at Stranger Factory in Albuquerque, collects creatures painted by artist couple Kelly Tunstall and Ferris Plock. The mixed-media paintings from the San Francisco duo are both individual and collaborative efforts, each’s distinctive style carrying humor, whimsy, and otherworldly creatures. Materials include acrylics, spraypaint, pencil, ink, gold leaf, and other, less conventional tools.


Kelly Tunstall & Ferris Plock


Kelly Tunstall


Ferris Plock

“[The show] is a new series of 2d works that transition from sketchy to highly detailed paint strokes exploding with bright vivid colors,” a statement says. “Their complementary illustration style brings to life an alter dimensional world of imagined archetypal creatures that appear friendly at first glance. Tunstall’s confident female characters explore this adventure filled with brightly armored, multi-faced challengers.”


Kelly Tunstall & Ferris Plock


Ferris Plock


Kelly Tunstall

“My Monsters” show runs March 2-25. See more work from the show below.


Ferris Plock


Kelly Tunstall


Ferris Plock


Ferris Plock


Kelly Tunstall & Ferris Plock

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