A special thank you to Pam Wong for sharing her documented memories of two pies, the “Lunch Bunch Pie” and “Pau Pau Pie,” created in memory of her mother Darlene Lee. At the time of the exhibit, her son Kyle was 10 years old.

“Thank you to Flo Oy Wong who invited me to make an art pie for her 75th birthday celebration, which was displayed in San Francisco during her 2013 art show called “The Whole Pie”.

 

The pie contains objects that remind me of fun things I did with my grandma, “Pau Pau”. For example, I drew Disneyland on the pie because we always went there together. It brings back the memory of when Pau Pau and I rode Radiator Springs Racers. Pau Pau liked that Carsland ride so much, that after she rode it for the first time, she happily and joyfully exclaimed, “That was the greatest ride! That’s my favorite ride ever in the entire Disneyland!”

 

Another item I included on the special pie artwork is a picture of a donut, located near Pau Pau’s heart. I put a donut with pink frosting and sprinkles because it represents that Pau Pau loved to eat sweets a lot, especially donuts, which is why I put it over her heart.

 

The last section that I will talk about is the drawing of our family: Dad, Mom, Goong Goong, Auntie Sue, me, and my brother, Logan. This drawing has even more meaning because it shows that Pau Pau cared dearly about her family. She always loved to spend time with all of us and we all closely bonded with her, which is why we are all holding hands.

 

This entire Pau Pau pie was created to capture the happy memories of Pau Pau, so that even if she isn’t with us, we can still remember all the fun times that we had with her.”