the design was also featured in the straits times, singapore’s national newspaper as part of a series of makeup products using illustrations.

and as stories go, my mom did tell me that the first time she caught me doodling was when i was barely two. i decided then to introduce her lipstick to her bedroom wall. ironic that the association with makeup would resurface.

blurb reads: “‘My name is Mas and I am a compulsive doodler.’ This is how a confession begins when you ask graphic artist Mas Shafreen to describe himself. He is ready to prove it, with drak circles under his eyes from fervently sketching and scribbling all night. ‘Everything’s Coming Out Roses’ is the name of this tote, produced under the name of the Wanton Doodle company. The creator reveals its meaning: ‘the gravity of any situation is very dependent on perception, so anything can be beautiful, even projectile discharge.’”