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December 15, 2009
Victoria Grieshammer
On Dec. 1, Hoban held it’s annual Lift-A-Thon. The weight room oozed with sweat and enthusiasm as usual. Who won the girls’ Lift-A-Thon you ask? Advanced Placement Art student and senior Krista Mobley won the girls’ Lift-A-Thon. That’s right, an artist won the Lift-A-Thon. Talk about transcending stereotypes.
Mobley starting drawing at a young age and like most artists she has been driven by art throughout her life. Her Painting and Drawing class, which she took her sophomore year, was the catalyst which truly opened her eyes to her love of art and her realization of her own talent as an artist. It is the various Hoban Art classes that have taught Mobley the basics while simultaneously expanding her artistic horizons. After Painting and Drawing Mobley moved onto Advanced Placement Art, the class which she continues to take today. AP Art praises its stellar students by providing them with their very own display panel, allowing them the experience of having their very own art show. The strenuous and demanding AP Art course has helped Mobley not only to hone her skills but to develop as a person.
“Art has changed my outlook on life; it has become my means of expression,” Mobley said. “It has been with me through my growing up and becoming the person I am now.”
Not only has art shaped her past and present, it continues to guide her future. Mobley, who has decided to stay in Ohio for undergraduate school, is looking seriously at Ohio University. Not only does she love the school itself but it also happens to be accredited in Interior Architecture, the job which Mobley is interested in thanks to her artistic background.
Although Mobley cannot credit any one artist as her favorite, she draws technique and inspiration from various artists and art forms, helping to expand her own range and talent.
“Art inspires you to make your own,” Mobley expressed. “It inspires you to find yourself.”
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