Opening Reception

Now here are some fun pictures from opening night, i have so many...

My roommate Chantony... she helped me find french music for the background of the opening reception. It was perfect!


Monique Saenz she was my graphic design professor and she is also the campus photographer


My BFF Erin... she was the model for all the pieces, thanks babe.
it seems it was quite popular to pose like the paintings...
















"Cheers" to making it through college


i'm so glad mom and dad came. i wouldn't have been able to pull it off without them.


Andrea and Monica...past roommates


My friend Mike Shoneman... who was kind enough to help me stretch my canvas


Clark and Andrea


Me and Mom with the food spread


good times


oh how we love apple cider... when Karly and I were roommates it was a frequent occurance in our house to see girls drinking cider out of fancy glasses.... just cause.


we JUST can't seem to get enough... love you chants


-Thanks again to all those who came. i loved all the comments you wrote in my guest book. Merci beaucoup!

"Olive Rraine Boutique" my senior art show

So finally.... Here are the pieces i had up in my Senior Show...


"Un"


"Deux"


"Trois"


"Quatre"


"Cinq"



"Six"


"Sept"

Here are a few more photos of the set up...









yay... i finally posted a blog. i hope you all enjoy the images. Thank you to everyone who helped out and all those who showed support on the opening night, it turned out so much better than i could have imagined. Thanks again!!!

Behind the Name

To start i wanted to explain how i came up with the name Olive Rraine. Just like many of you, Granny (Barbara Lorraine Albright) had an amazing impact on my life. All the wonderful crafty things i love to do i learned from her, especially sewing. So i used a common nickname and a portion of Granny's middle name to create a title that hopefully one day will be the brand of my clothing line. Grandpa gave Granny the nickname Olive Oyl way back when because of her thin body (although i'm not quite sure she was happy about that). Then about two years ago a friend of mine from school, Vlada, joked that i looked like Olive and the name stuck. For the second part of my title i've just always loved the name Lorraine so i made a slight twist and dropped the Lo. So in a nut shell that's how i got the title Olive Rraine. i hope there will much more to come out of the name.

busy busy busy

i'm sorry if i've disappointed you with nothing on this blog yet. i know i've promised this before... but i really promise now that i'll have something up in the next few days. thanks so much for stopping by come back SOON!