Araiz Mesanza (b.1983) is a Basque illustrator, living and working in Oslo, Norway. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Basque University (Bilbao, Spain) and specialisation in Illustration at Escola Massana (Barcelona, Spain). And recently she has completed an MA in Graphic Design and Illustration at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Oslo, Norway). Mesanza works as a freelance illustrator, with children’s books, editorial illustration, comics, and she has a special interest on self-publication and printed matter. Last year she founded Toki press a space to experiment with self-publication, with the borders between books and prints, what defines what, and how far she can push these borders. A place to explore comics, narratives, design and formats, limited only by her own experience.