My lola* rocks Nascar jumpsuits, velour sweat suits, and fuchsia blazers with massive shoulder pads. As a youth, this confused me. Now as a full-fledged adult, I admire her bold ways of expressing herself.

This fashion fascination led to my obsession with Andria Lo and Valerie Luu's work done in Chinatown Pretty. These pieces pulled inspiration from this book and were created on 11x17" bristol board with Posca markers.

*lola is tagalog for grandma