SHOWCASE

/ ARTIST / 2026

ARTIST: Melikeursmile
COUNTRY: United States
CONTACT: https://trenycetong.com
https://www.instagram.com/melikeursmile/
My name is Melikeursmile! I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, hailing from Singapore and Malaysia. I love drawing oddities of human society, like following the way fast food is made or a noisy sports bar. On the other hand, I also love cataloguing the natural world, albeit in my own slightly inaccurate way. My hope for my art is to share the way I see the world. If I’m not drawing or writing or printing, you may find me drinking coffee while scrolling on Youtube Shorts!

Aliens Love Dogs

Medium: Digital drawing
Once a year, aliens across the Milky Way Galaxy come together to celebrate, mimic, and play with these Human pets called 'dogs'.

Clouds

Medium: 1-color risograph print, Black ink

A guide to all the types of clouds.

YOINK COVER

Medium: 2-color risograph print, Black and yellow ink

A comic about AI, eggs, and John Pork. Printed by Inkling Studio Press in Penang, Malaysia.

YOINK PAGE

Medium: 2-color risograph print, Black and yellow ink.

A comic about AI, eggs, and John Pork. Printed by Inkling Studio Press in Penang, Malaysia.

Superjank: Zodiac Show Poster

Medium: 4-color risograph print (black, yellow,, fluorescent pink, mint)

This Risograph poster is promoting the first show of Company Car Collective. I was inspired by Peranakan ceramics and zodiac placemats at Chinese restaurants. The photo in the corner is of our co-founder’s dad! All faces are modeled after him.

Astronaut Wine

Medium: Pen on paper, wine label

Guide to Shopping

Medium: Risograph zine using the following inks: Black, yellow, fluorescent pink, aqua, metallic gold, and laserjet photography inserts.

A zine based on some fashion thoughts of mine. Featuring photos taken in Tokyo, live drawings in cafes, and musings on online shopping.

The History of Jester

Medium: 1-color Risograph print (red) on legal sized paper

Part of The Pit Issue 5 by Jules Jang Sharpe.

Dark Fantasy

Medium: Pencil on cream paper

Doomsday Clock

Medium: Air dry clay, polymer clay, acrylic paint.

A clock that portents the cycle of life and rebirth of our Anthropocene.