Get to know your artist(s)!
What are your favorite TV shows/cartoon/anime?
Lauren: Adventure Time, Regular Show, Samurai Jack, Power Puff Girls, Howl’s Moving Castle, HunterxHunter, Dragon Ball… I could go on all day. Drag Race (of course), Big Brother (don’t ask).
Sam: Scrubs, The Office, Broad City, Reno 911, Schitt’s Creek, 90s Nickelodeon, Shameless, GOT. I’m also a sucker for HGTV and trashy reality shows.
Do you have any pets?
Lauren: I’ve always grown up with animals! The current friend list includes dogs/cats, aquariums, a barnyard, and a few exotic reptiles!
Sam: I do! I have three dogs, Remi, River, and Blue! All sweet, crazy girls.
What’s your zodiac sign?
Lauren: Libra, through and through.
Sam: Aquarius (but I don’t know what that means).
What’s your favorite music/musicians?
Lauren: Classic punk (80s, Chicago, Orange County), Naked Raygun, MCR, Ashnikko, retro 40-50s… all of the pop punk emo classics, of course (it was indeed, not a phase).
Sam: Bleachers, Sturgill Simpson, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson & friends, MCR, Young the Giant, The Killers, Alternative rock, 80s hits, 90s country, fresh folk… all the catchy songs.
Where are you from?
Lauren: Chicago! Well, technically a small town an hour west, but let’s just focus on the pizza and hot dogs.
Sam: Winchester, Virginia—Shout out to Patsy Cline!
Who has inspired your art career along the way?
Lauren: Yoshihiro Togashi can’t be thanked enough. Barbie, Lisa Frank, and more cartoons to name. Tony DiTerlizzi, Gerard Way, Trixie Mattel, Laura Anunnaki, and Levi McCulloch.
Sam: It all started with Pappyland… and wacky illustrators like Quentin Blake, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein. Some of my current favorite artists are Hattie Stewart, Rayco Designs, Sam Larson, Debbie Jones, & Visoth Kakvei.
What’s your favorite movie?
Lauren: True Romance! But The Shining is a close second.
Sam: Don’t come at me—I don’t have a top favorite. I do love horror movies and am a big HP & LOTR fan though! Potatoesss!
Favorite foods?
Lauren: Nerds Clusters (iykyk), boba, pizza, and pasta, please.
Sam: Chipotle, BBQ chips, any form of potato.
What is something that instantly makes your day better?
Lauren: My Aussie-Shepherd, Broly. Watching Rupaul’s Drag Race or HunterxHunter. A pink drink from Starbucks.
Sam: Snacks, naps, & trash TV. Oh, and Lego!
What’s your most painful tattoo on your body?
Lauren: My stomach, for sure.
Sam: Not one was significantly more painful than the others (yet), but some lines across my ditch, shins, and ankle bone made me SWEAT.
What’s a favorite tattoo that you’ve done so far?
Lauren: Skeletor riding Rainbow Dash will always speak to me.
Sam: Hmmm… maybe Bigfoot wearing sunglasses and walking a dog.
What do we want to do next?
Lauren: Character mashups/crossovers, Lisa Frank, Hamtaro, Scooby-Doo, HunterxHunter, DBZ, DC/Marvel, art inspired by dolls, dotwork/stippling, album cover recreations, nostalgic girly stuff (Sanrio, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Winx Club, Power Puff Girls—you know the vibe).
Sam: I would really love to do more traditional work, 90s cartoons, retro pieces, pin-up girls, solid color, fun skulls, ornamental blackwork.
