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Office Ladies Pod Recording

Lauren — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:15:07 +0000

If you’ve followed me for a while you know I had the amazing opportunity to draw some art for Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey’s book Office BFFs, which came out May 2022. Thanks to my involvement, last summer (July 2023) I was invited along with a small group of fellow superflans to a special live recording of Office Ladies. It was a mailbag episode where the ladies opened various gifts and products they have received and read some fan questions (including a Star Wars related question from yours truly). Afterwards there was a reception with small plates and Scotch & Splenda (actually delicious!) and the ladies visited with everyone. I got to show them my drawings in person which was truly a dream come true. A magical day all around, my heart soared with the eagle’s nest.

It’s a little bittersweet to look back on though because just two months after this event, my mom suddenly passed away after a year-long battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was my best friend and my biggest fan. She was always the first person I showed any of my art and crafts to, the first person I told when I was approached to make drawings for the book, and on this day I called her right before this event (to freak out about it) and right after (to also freak out about it). She didn’t get to hear the actual episode with Angela specifically reading my question, but she did see all my photos and she was so very proud of me.

2024 was a year of adjusting and grieving and sadly not a lot of art making. Part of me thinks New Year’s is just an arbitrary day in the middle of the gloomiest season, but I also can’t help but get swept up in the promise of a new year and new resolutions to better yourself. So, with earnestness and hope I’m resolving to make much more art in 2025. I just renewed my WordPress plan so look for art here, at my Ko-FI, and the usual social media sites. Here’s to the new year!

Office BFFs

Lauren — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:36:34 +0000

Oh my god, it’s happening! I’m in a book! Not just any book but the Office BFFs book from Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. Jenna reached out to me, or more accurately slid into my DMs, last year to do some brand new pieces for the project as well as include some of my classic JAM art. My answer was an enthusiastic, immediate “Yes!”

The first piece was of the rooftop “date” scene in the season 2’s “The Client”. Those lawn chairs just about did me in but it was worth the tediousness. A friend said you can hear that vinyl chair Jim is in.

Second piece was a challenge, a scene of Pam’s coal walk in season 3’s “Beach Games”. I was unsure how to even depict this scene and how I’d arrange it, and that’s not mentioning the challenge of getting a good clear screenshot to work with. The real key was to capture the look on Pam’s face before she ran, a look both determined and playful, and I hope I did at least that.

The third piece was added later, a depiction of Angela singing “Little Drummer Boy” with Dwight holding the microphone in season 3’s A Benihana Christmas. I’ve drawn a lot of JAM that I’m very familiar with their faces and the colors used but Dwangela was brand new territory. This scene also had challenges like Angela’s insane floofy blouse and that little Schrute Smirk. In the end this might be my favorite piece, especially paired with Angela Kinsey’s recollection of how she was so nervous to sing until Rainn Wilson dropped to his knee and helped her find and keep the rhythm.

All these pieces and more are Office BFFs, and of course if you want prints I have them up in my RedBubble Shop. Thanks so much to Angela and Jenna for including me in this, you made this Office Flan’s heart soar with the eagle’s nest!

Jim and Pam – Casino Night

Lauren — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:42:26 +0000

About a year and a dozens drawings later, I’ve reached the episode with all the feels, Casino Night. To paraphrase Kelly on the Office, how can something so beautiful be so sad?

Jim and Pam – A Good Day

Lauren — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:31:27 +0000

Next up in my Jim and Pam series is a scene from ep 219 “Michael’s Birthday”. This was my first piece on 14x11in paper and also the first time I tried doing my outlines with Col-Erase pencils instead of graphite.

This will also go down as the first piece a cast member noticed as Pam herself liked it on Instagram!

why yes I did have a fangirl meltdown when this happened, how’d you know?

Jim and Pam – The Secret

Lauren — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:27:40 +0000

The next piece in my PB&J series is from Ep 213 “The Secret”. Tried something a little different with the panels, and I like how it came out.

Had some fun with this one and made a gif as well.

Jim and Pam – 27 Seconds

Lauren — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:09:56 +0000

I have a lot of love for ep. 211 “Booze Cruise” and I wanted to do justice to the equally lovely and heartbreaking 27 Seconds of Silence scene. I played around with all sorts of layouts, but I decided to stitch together a bunch of frames to get my reference. I also decided to try out doing a background on a different paper and putting it together in Photoshop. I’ve already fussed around a lot with the background version and probably will more in the future, but it’s presentable.

Jim and Pam – Secret Santa

Lauren — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:50:15 +0000

Somehow I didn’t get this posted for Christmas but here is my latest PB&J piece from ep 210 “Christmas Party”. I used a silly promo shot for reference, and that paper ream “Christmas tree” just about did me in! I also added a little detail, can you find it? (answer after the pic)

Did you notice the little white bit in Jim’s back pocket? That’s the famous teapot card. And yes, the mistletoe ribbon was also added.

Jim and Pam – Home Office

Lauren — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:42:53 +0000

My next PB&J piece is this scene from ep 209 “Email Surveillance” where Pam finds Jim’s yearbook at his barbecue. I think the look on Jim’s face says it all!

Jim and Pam – Swaying (Isn’t Dancing)

Lauren — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:50:55 +0000

That’s right, more PB&J! I really love this scene from ep 207 “The Client” where Jim and Pam share earbuds and ~~dance~~ sway to a song, one of the great “little moments” that they had.

The background was drawn on a separate paper and added in digitally, and I really like the result! Here’s the no background version (which I also like)