About

Hello! I'm Lorraine, I live in San José, Costa Rica with my 2 cats. I spend my time drawing, drinking tea, doing yoga or exploring the forest. My favorite forest is the cloud forest, my illustrations are inspired by what I have found in it; mushrooms, birds, animals, plants, flowers, etc. When I was little I loved stickers, especially those of little mice in dresses or fairies and I think that has also greatly influenced my art. Most of my art is done traditionally, using watercolor and/or ink.

Background:

I graduated in graphic design and worked for around 10 years in different advertising agencies carrying brands like Coca-Cola or Kolbi -to name a few-, I have no formal studies in art, I have learned a lot from books, school, private classes or free courses. During the pandemic I lost my job and without really knowing where to go I decided to look inward and take the impulse to be an artist, it was something that I had always dreamed of and had never given myself the opportunity to experiment with, it was always a hobby and at some point I wanted to try it as my job. And so it happened.

The name "Lorraine Rabbit" is something I invented in 2018, I don't see it "as a brand" it is my stage name, for me an artist is not a brand. For more than 10 years I had to deal with event organizers or clients that my name on the poster was misspelled, that it was missing a letter, that that was not my last name, that that drawing was mine and not that of that person they had marked, that I was not a man, I was a woman, and so on thousands of different situations, I got tired, I was drained and I thought that the only way to get rid of all that energy was to change my name. So I looked for a name with which my spirit could identify more.