READER'S PICK
BEST VISUAL ARTIST
KRIS JOHNSEN
Kris Johnsen's visual style is cool, modern, and masculine, with a dash of ironic sentimentality. One print depicts a moose on a snowfield with barbed wire and handwritten text: "Take Care." In another, a skeleton rows a boat saying, "I'm strong to the finish." A pro at album covers and event posters, his latest project is making hundreds of custom buttons or pins for your cause. Buy his stuff out at Pinecone + Chickadee (6 Free St, Portland) or on Etsy (etsy.com/shop/KrisJohnsen). He'll make your walls, your cause, your event, your mes-sage, or anything pin-able look cool.
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