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Fashion/Fabric Design |
 Connie Kolupa moved from Sarasota, Florida, in 1987 to attend Otis Parsons of Art and Design and majored in fashion design. Upon graduation in 1991, she began to work for a small eveningwear company designing better dresses for specialty stores and select television events. After four years, in 1995, she struck out on her own and started her own company called ‘C.J. Enterprises’. Ms. Kolupa provides a variety of services for the entertainment industry primarily focused on the creative development of consumer products. She works mostly with children’s and pre-teen markets, designing products and graphic art that corresponds to current television and film properties. Her diverse skills range from traditional book illustration to designing graphics for NASCAR.
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 Nancy Sevilla, a painting major who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, moved from NYC to LA in 1990 where she owned and operated an interior design studio. Her expertise is highly specialized decorative painting, mosaic tile design and installation and the design and distribution of beautiful handscreened linens to the trade. She currently is focusing on the textile company; Off-White Castle Studio, Inc. has, among other things, designed and produced textiles for the renovation of major luxury hotels on the big island of Hawaii. Her textiles are represented in NYC, LA, Honolulu, Florida, and up and down the west coast. Her decorative painting has taken her around the world, designing and executing large scale murals and wall decoration in Saudi Arabian palaces, in the most beautiful homes of Washington, D.C. and New York, and for some of the most creative and influential people in Hollywood. Nancy was also awarded a public arts commission in 1998 and is currently working on another installation in Westwood.
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