Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2011, Page 145

Description:	HollyfsHobbiesJunior Holly Colvin puts her creative sideto use.Junior Holland Colvin has been drawing since she could pick upa pencil, she says. Though shes been an artistic person her wholelife, this past summer her hobby blossomed into a paying job.Named Holly Hobbies after the Holly Hobby a popular dollfrom the 70s, Colvin has forged her own business.[Hollys] style is contemporary but earthy, Celine Lang says, a closefriend of Colvin. Colvin makes everything from fabies (name derivingfrom fabulous fabric) bracelets, record bowls, collaging, rip-art (picturemade from ripped magazine pages), to key chains, to anything that shecan incorporate botde caps into. By using materials such as botde capsand old magazines, Colvin is not only being environmentally friendly,but also economically savvyAt first, Colvin had no intention of selling her creations. In fact, it washer mothers idea to do so. The first big ticket item that Colvin sold wasone of her signature rip-arts, which sold for over a hundred dollars.She started getting serious when she realized that people really likedher art, and would pay for it, Lang said. Now Colvin has projects of allsizes being worked on throughout her house, and even takes specialorders via email. She is also dabbling in festivals.Holly went to the Navy Bean Festival in Rising Sun, Indiana this fall. Itwas her first festival, freshman Kenzi Colvin said, Hollys younger sister.For a first festival, Holly did very well. Due to the inexpensive choice ofmaterials; profit of sales outweighs expense of supplies.Not only does Colvin use her artistic ability to her own benefit, as shesaves up for a Mac laptop, but she also inspires others.She works really hard, friend, junior Jackie Grant said of.Colvin and Grant, who is also artistic, occasionally have craft nights,working on their projects together.She got me into collaging, Grant said. She makes me want to domore artColvin, along with junior Kyli Walls, junior Megan Dyer, and seniorBetsey Inlow, decided to start an art club. The four girls are all in drawing 5-6 together, and formed the Anything Goes Art Club (AGAC). Colvinwanted to create an atmosphere where students could come and workon their own art projects after school. Through the club students couldmeet peers that share similar interests.Colvin has not only been able to turn sometiiing that she loves into aself-pioneered business, but an inspiration oudet for others bylaying htefoundation for a club where students may be surrounded by peers with acommon interest, and gain inspiration and critique from others.Story by Allie Weberaaeto
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