This wearable art collaboration connects Canadian artist Boring Friends (Ben Courtice) with Wulan, an 11-year-old student from Indonesia who drew what makes her feel at home: looking up at the clouds. Her drawing captures a peaceful moment — a girl gazing at the sky, surrounded by soft, floating shapes. Ben, known for his clean lines and playful, minimalist characters, saw in her work a calm kind of joy.
He reimagined Wulan’s scene into a soothing design that feels light and hopeful — a piece of wearable art that reminds us that sometimes, home is simply found in the sky above us.
Ben Courtice is a multidisciplinary graphic designer and the artist behind the creative studio Boring Friends. After nearly a decade of working in the tech industry, he took the plunge into creating his own artwork and never looked back. He describes his illustrations as “inspired by nature, community and caring about yourself and the people around you”. He has worked with companies like Adobe, Casetify, and now (we’re proud to add) Face This!
Boring Friends about his collab
Why Ben Courtice wanted to design a Face This T-shirt
"It sounded fun! I loved the idea of working together with some future art stars and lending a hand to help out at the same time. I'm a big advocate of art being used as a means of growth and helping others."
Boring Friends about his collab
Ben Courtice about the Indonesian kids’ drawings
"It was a nice change of pace and I got to approach the project from a different angle than what I usually start from with a lot of my work."
Boring Friends about his collab
How Ben Courtice designed his Face This T-shirt
"I tried to picture what I would see looking out the same window, back when I was younger and staring at the sky and the nature around me, letting my imagination run wild about what the whole big world has in store for me. I also wanted the world out there to feel friendly and approachable."