Lola x Kenneth

Embroidered in Oakland Chinatown by Town Print Shop—an Asian American-owned business. Lightweight and quick-drying. Made of 100% recycled nylon. Mid-profile snapback to suit a range of head sizes. Available in blake or sage.

It's a classic lineup! From left to right: Egg, Longanisa, Rice, and Pan de Sal.

The lineup: Ube, Yam, Sweet Potato, and Taro. They're best spuds! One pack of four (4) durable vinyl stickers. One (1) each of: Ube, Yam, Sweet Potato, Taro. Water, scratch, and sun resistant. Great additions to your water bottle.

"Dirty Dancing," 2019 Original: watercolor and digital Cactus noticed Balloon floating all by itself at the dance. "Nobody puts Balloon in the corner!" said Cactus, staring at Balloon like a young Patrick Swayze. Cactus beckoned. Balloon dashed at Cactus, leaping high into the air. Cactus reached up to catch Balloon. This was their last dance. Details: • 5"x7" • Printed in San Jose, CA • Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. • Ink: pigment-based, archival. • Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U022

"Acacia," 2015 Original: watercolor and ink on paper During World War II, Filipino soldiers came into town and told Lola to evacuate. She fled into the mountains, the acacia trees lining the road like sentries in the night. Details: 5"x7" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U021

"Nipa Hut," 2015 Original: watercolor and ink on paper A nipa hut is a home built on stilts that is indigenous to the Philippines. The huts are constructed with wood, bamboo, and leaves. Lola was born in and raised her two daughters in her family’s nipa hut in the village Villasis. I try to keep in mind how simply Lola and my mom lived in their nipa hut, and I’m reminded every time Lola asks me to play Murder She Wrote on Netflix how far she’s come, how much her life has changed. Details: 5"x7" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U019

"Hard To Get," 2015 Original: watercolor and ink on paper Hedgehog and Balloon first met at a memorial service for Tom Selleck’s mustache. Hedgehog was forward. It was awkward. Details: • 5"x7" • Printed in San Jose, CA • Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. • Ink: pigment-based, archival. • Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U020

"Bamboo," 2016 Original: watercolor and ink on paper Lola says Filipinos are like bamboo that bend in the wind but do not break. Details: 8"x10" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U017

"Anihan," 2018 Original: watercolor and digital "Anihan" means "harvest time" in Tagalog. Lola comes from a family of rice farmers. She says, "Planting rice is hard. You are in the field all day, bent over, you cannot stand, you cannot sit. Oh, it is painful. I miss it." Details: 8"x10" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U016

"Pamilya V," 2015 Original: watercolor and digital Poor Lola Bug. This is what happens when she turns her back for one second. Little bugs, top to bottom: Baby Bug, Chatter Bug, Sniffle Bug, Naughty Bug, Busy Bug. Details: 8"x10" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U015

"Pamilya II," 2017 Original: watercolor and digital Lola Bug has her hands full caring for her grandkids. From left to right: Lola Bug, Busy Bug, Naughty Bug, Sniffle Bug, Chatter Bug, Baby Bug Details: 8"x10" Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U014

"Pamilya I," 2014 Original: watercolor and ink on paper Pamilya (pah-MEEL-yuh) means "family" in Tagalog. This bug family portrait is the very first piece that Lola and I created together. When Lola finished laying down the watercolor, I asked her what she had painted. She said, "They are many people meeting each other, not for a long time. They are family. They can recognize themselves and each other." Details: Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U013

"Know Your Roots," 2019 Original: digital It's the whole gang! From left to right: Ube, Yam, Sweet Potato, and Taro. It's safe to say that they're best spuds. Details: Printed in San Jose, CA Paper: 46#, 300 gsm cotton-based heavy weight bond paper with white gel coat. Water-resistant and archival. Ink: pigment-based, archival. Sized to be easily framed (frame not included) - U012

Details: Designed in San Jose, CA Made in the USA Eco-friendly, cellular vinyl BPA, phthalate, and latex-free Extra long 72" x 24" 3 mm thick Shape-retaining center Approximately 3 lbs Ready. Set. Grow. About the design: Lola painted green watercolor strokes that I turned into hills and rice terraces. Lola’s parents had many hustles in the Philippines, among them growing rice. Lola would tell me that entails sewing seeds with a water buffalo, spending days bent over pulling weeds, reaping the harvest and threshing. It’s a process long and laborious. And she loved it. Looking back, I recognize that Lola spoke about farming rice and raising all of us in a similar fashion. She never complained how much she had to labor to foster a single grain of rice to grow. - U011

It’s the entire Roots gang! Ube, Yam, Sweet Potato, and Taro. They’re best spuds. Details: Designed and printed in San Jose, CA 100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton (i.e. it’s soft) 100% sweatshop-free and eco-friendly White Crew neck, unisex cut Eat your veggies Know your roots - U005

Said one pear to the other: "I'm a perfect pear on my own." Said the other pear: "But we're a perfect pair together." Keep both pins for yourself or give one to someone else! Wherever you are, you'll both know you fit together like two perfect pears. Details: Made in America Comes as a set of 2 pins Resin epola pin 1.25" x 0.875" (height x width) The perfect pair - U004

Ube-be baby! What's ube, you ask? Well, take a root vegetable. Now make it fashion. (It’s also an ingredient in many Filipino desserts). Details: Resin epola pin 1.25" x 0.75" (height x width) Know your roots - U001

Hedgehog & Balloon. One afraid to hurt. One afraid to be hurt. Neither afraid to cuddle. Details: Resin epola pin 1" x 1.25" (height x width) Love is love. - U002