The Art of History Cover Artist Rayne Housey Bories RAYNE HOUSEY BORIES HAS A HISTORY of loving art and likewise, a history of loving history. From a young age, Rayne sat her friends down to paint their portraits as an activity. She loved coloring, painting, and anything art that she could get her hands on. In high school, she took classes at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts to do even more. “I minored in studio art at Tulane while I double majored in history and art history. History has always been just as much of an interest as art and they’ve always fit together for me.” Rayne then earned her Master’s in Preservation Studies from Tulane’s School of Architecture. “I thought that was the field I was going to go into until 12
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I realized that it was mostly paperwork to save houses (which I love), but I would rather be in the building sanding the wood.” Rayne began working at a furniture refinishing business that did Venetian plaster and gold leaf ceilings. For a few years, she learned to gold leaf and naturally studied the history of it. While dabbling in painting preservation of ceiling murals and more, Rayne continued to paint on the side for fun. “My mom finally said, ‘I can’t take any more of your paintings. You have to sell them.’ So, she made me go to Judy at the Rink to ask if the owner at the time would be interested in selling my work. I was so nervous to ask, but she was so nice >>
photo: MILESTONE PHOTOGRAPHY MELANIE LANGTEAU
by Leah Draffen
