Hey! My name is Akino Gunstone. I create art in Vancouver, BC. I am a graduate of Langara's Design Formation Program, where I built a strong multidisciplinary background which stems across multiple creative fields from fine art to carpentry to digital.

 

When the pandemic hit, I found myself locked in my home. With mixed emotions and an insatiable creative fervour,  I self-published an illustrated zine. My zine “Quaran-Zine” features a pigeon who feels a little lost in the March 2020 panic. I sold “Quaran-Zine”  on my Etsy, with 50% of the proceeds going toward Food Banks Canada. This little zine made its way into several Zine libraries across the US, including Barnard college & More.

 

My philosophy is that a story is what drives creativity. I love to deep dive into story and I believe story is what drives the greatest creative projects.

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I love lending my creative mind to people who want to find fun and new dynamic solutions but don’t quite know how to. I’m here to help with that execution. If you have a faint inkling of an idea, I can help wrangle that idea and turn it into a reality. 

 

Currently, I am the creative lead at Urban Source, where I help customers with creative ideas and create new engaging ideas for the store! 

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You might be thinking “Jeez is there anything this girl can’t do!?” and the answer is Yes, I can not and will not participate in a triathlon.