Kenneth Tan moved back to his home in San Jose from Los Angeles to help care for his grandmother, Crescenciana Tan ("lola" in Tagalog), in 2014. They began painting as an activity to do together. Lola would paint what she felt with watercolor, and then Kenneth would add drawings with markers based on her stories and memories - this led to a series of paintings they called "The Lola x Kenneth Collaboration."
The time he spent with Lola from 2014 until her death in December 2016 brought out the artist Kenneth always wanted to be.
Recently, Kenneth created and self-published a book to honor Lola's life story in "Crescenciana: a memoir & art book."
In our conversation, we discuss the process of creating the book, a few of the stories of Lola's life, and his journey in becoming an artist.
Preview and purchase "Crescenciana" at lolaxkenneth.com (https://www.lolaxkenneth.com/crescenciana)
Follow the Kenneth at lolaxkenneth (https://www.instagram.com/lolaxkenneth/)
Content interview with Kenneth at https://www.content-magazine.com/articles/9-3-lola-kenneth/
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