Raine O'Hollaren is a recent graduate from the University of Redlands in the Johnston Program for Integrative Studies. She has worked in many mediums during her life and enjoys continuing to learn new crafts and skills. She graduated in April of 2026 with a degree in Multimedia Art and Creation.
Size: 17 x 36 x 0.5 inches
Medium: Artkal fuse beads mounted on cardstock
Comprising of 48,000 beads, this piece is a pixel art depiction of the character Jet, from the web comic, Sunset Phoenix. This piece was an experiment with a new technique for creating large pieces, since ironing is often inconsistent and can cause warping, also using many expensive pegboards. This technique involved cardstock squares with adhesive sheets on them, then pressed against the beads on the pegboard, adhering them to the sheet. These squares are then cut and aligned together and mounted. This piece took 75 hours in total to create.
Size: 33 x 33 x 66.5 inches
Medium: Tires, various littered trash, forgotten posters, and cardboard
This piece, along with "Drink" was requested by the University of Redlands Theatre Department for an installation in the lobby for the play, Into the Woods. The department had put an emphasis for the show to be a practice in sustainable theatre, using nearly 95% recycled materials for the production of the show.
Aside from the tires that consist of the base of the work, this piece was assembled entirely using materials found on the University of Redlands campus. The platform that the tree is emerging from was made using catalogue posters from a cancelled gallery show in 2020 and the trunk and branches are constructed using forgotten cardboard boxes. The “leaves” of the tree are made out of trash collected from all over the campus, the majority being found within bushes and trees.
The intention of the piece is to draw attention to the amount of trash that exists throughout the world. By noticing how much ends up in the environment, there may be a more conscious effort to reduce the use of cheap plastics overall.
Size: 16 x 16 x 50 inches
Medium: Littered straws, plastic water bottles, and a cardboard box
This piece was assembled using numerous plastic straws, collected over a few hours from a small area. The area is sandwiched between a power plant and a train yard, and is filled with mattresses, tires, toilets, TVs, and other difficult to dispose of items. The base of the piece is constructed from a discarded cardboard box and is covered in plastic bottles, the majority of which were littered or left at the University of Redlands. None of the items of this sculpture were fished out of recycling or trash receptacles, but collected from the environment they were left in.
This piece comments on the number of single use plastics that are used in various drinks and how often they are discarded.
Size: 8 x 6 x 6 inches
Medium: Cardboard, hot glue
This piece is a commentary on the United States and its pursuit of oil, specifically the lengths it will go to obtain it. The piece is meant to go in tandem with the "White Houses" series and is currently displayed at the University of Redlands Art Gallery for the exhibition Amalgam.
Size: 12 x 12.5 x 5.5 inches
Medium: Cardboard, hot glue
This piece is the start to the "White Houses" series and is a scale model of the white house that is unaltered from its original state, unlike the following pieces in the series. It is currently on display in the University of Redlands Art Gallery for the exhibition Amalgam.
Size: 16.5 x 19.75 x 4.25 inches
Medium: Cardboard, hot glue
This piece was supposed to be more substantial physically, but due to the nature of fire, nearly the entire piece burned down. What remains are the lucky charred pieces that were not reduced to ash. It is currently on display in the University of Redlands Art Gallery for the exhibition Amalgam.
Size: 12 x 12.5 x 5.5 inches
Medium: Cardboard, hot glue
Like the others, this piece was constructed regularly, but was crushed by a large rock. It is currently on display in the University of Redlands Art Gallery for the exhibition Amalgam.
Size: 20 x 13.5 x 4.5 inches
Medium: Cardboard, hot glue
The final piece made for the "White Houses" series, this piece was constructed assembled identically to the other pieces in the series, but was submerged in water for a few minutes before being dropped. It is currently on display in the University of Redlands Art Gallery for the exhibition Amalgam.
More works will be added shortly.
Raine O'Hollaren
Email: raine.ohollaren@gmail.com
Phone #: 503-724-8911
Commissions are open