Swedish artist Karin Martensson won me over with one image. The one pictured. It was equal parts gross and pretty. That's an automatic win. Of course the rest of her work is just as good, and makes me wonder once again what they're putting in the water in the Nordic countries. How the hell do you people keep pumping out so many great artists? If it wasn't so cold in the Winter you would have a new resident, Northern Europe. But ultimately ice is my enemy so I'll just have to live with experiencing great illustrations like Martensson's over the internet. A poor substitute indeed.
Karin Martensson