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Man masters social media to share drawings with grandchildren

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Published : Dec 7, 2016, 2:16 pm IST
Updated : Jul 8, 2017, 8:39 pm IST
Chanjae Lee loved spending time with his grandchildren in Brazil and would drive them to school everyday. But things changed when their parents (Lee’s daughter and her husband) decided to move back to South Korea. (Photo: Instagram/ @drawings_for_my_grandchildren)Life suddenly became very dull for the 75-year-old man and his family began to worry about him. It was his son, Ji Lee, who works as a designer in New York, who suggested that his father should re-discover his passion for drawing and post his works on Instagram.
Chanjae Lee loved spending time with his grandchildren in Brazil and would drive them to school everyday. But things changed when their parents (Lee’s daughter and her husband) decided to move back to South Korea. (Photo: Instagram/ @drawings_for_my_grandchildren)Life suddenly became very dull for the 75-year-old man and his family began to worry about him. It was his son, Ji Lee, who works as a designer in New York, who suggested that his father should re-discover his passion for drawing and post his works on Instagram.
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Life suddenly became very dull for the 75-year-old man and his family began to worry about him. It was his son, Ji Lee, who works as a designer in New York, who suggested that his father should re-discover his passion for drawing and post his works on Instagram.
Life suddenly became very dull for the 75-year-old man and his family began to worry about him. It was his son, Ji Lee, who works as a designer in New York, who suggested that his father should re-discover his passion for drawing and post his works on Instagram.
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Senior Lee was initially opposed to the idea as he had never heard of Instagram and didn’t even have any experience with Google.
Senior Lee was initially opposed to the idea as he had never heard of Instagram and didn’t even have any experience with Google.
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But he later reconsidered his decision when Ji Lee’s own son, Astro, was born.
But he later reconsidered his decision when Ji Lee’s own son, Astro, was born.
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Chanjae Lee hopes that his drawings will help his grandchildren learn about important life lessons and take pride in their Korean ancestry.
Chanjae Lee hopes that his drawings will help his grandchildren learn about important life lessons and take pride in their Korean ancestry.
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In fact his wife has also joined him in his cool project. She often writes stories for the photos that he posts on social media.
In fact his wife has also joined him in his cool project. She often writes stories for the photos that he posts on social media.
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His artwork has been widely appreciated and has won him thousands of followers on Instagram.
His artwork has been widely appreciated and has won him thousands of followers on Instagram.
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Tags: drawings, Korean art