GRAD CHECK
Each year students make the legendary walk through the Campanile, down The Hill and into the real world. We're here to check in on them.
Loni Hosking Year:1989 Degree: Sculpture Hometown: Wichita
Back in the day: Because of her rebel streak, Hosking dropped out of high school during her senior year and moved to Lawrence to earn a GED and start early at KU. She began as a theatre design major, but it was too regimented for her style. "I go into the Art and Design Building and it just felt so great," she says. "To me, college was all about freedom and fun. When I first started going to KU, I liked art and called myself creative, but by the time I graduated I called myself an artist."
Today: Hosking has designed clothes for three years, but decided a long time ago that she was going
to make art that did more than collect dust. She learned business skills by managing WaxMan Candles, 609 Massachusetts St., and opened her own boutique last March. Eco Boutiquet, 918 Massachusetts St., is developed around recycled fashions from Hosking's clothing line, Eco Couture, and her designer name, Loni Bo Bonny.
If you stain your favorite T-shirt with red wine, don't even think about that trash can. Hosking can take the sleeves, combine them with three stupid shirts, and volla, you have a new favorite dress." it puts it on a one-of-a-kind level." Hosking says," I cater to the unique individual."
Approximately 30 local artists sell their work on consignment at Eco Boutique. Hosking also imports things like incense and pop-can tab purses to compliment the local work.
Recycling is sexy: Hosking has been a thrift shopper for 23 years and says that if you go in with an open mind,you can see many other uses for things. At her boutique one can find skirts made from five different recycled garments, neckties with odd additions and green underwear with white lace and a patch that reads, "Love your Wetlands." It's re-thinking it for reuse and squeezing every bit of life out of something. Hosking says, "We live a throwaway kind
of life.It's just taking this trash and making it this treasure."
The average price of a garment is $25. Purses range from$ 10 to $200.
Why her job is kick-ass! Her goal is to recycle and have a cool job. Being able to grow up and have your own store that will sell your art, that's what you want to do when you graduate college as an artist, she says.
If you would like to sell your work at Eco Boutique, Hosking is all for it. contact her (785) 856-8905.
Check out her Web sites, too, at www.ecoboutique.com/boutique.php and http://loniboboon.com/
Katherine Loeck
Whether you're singin' along, groovin' by yourself or just studying in the library, we'll catch you with the MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
Listener: Lauren
Poell. Overland Park
sophomore
Tune: "How To Save a Life"
"by The Fray
While pumpin' the jams
Lauren was: Studying
for a Speech-Language-
Hearing test in Anschutz
Library
She says: "Since it's a 'Grey's Anatomy night, I'm listening to 'How To Save A Life' by The Fray. It's sort of upbeat, and I was up late so it won't make you fall asleep. If you listen to the beat of it, it kind of gets into a rhythm and so does your studying."
Listener: John Ko,
Hutchinson senior
Tune: "New Candles" by
Death Cab For Cutie
While pumpin' the jams
John was: Taking a nap in
Malott Hall
He says: "I just put it on shuffle. I need music to listen to."
Listener: Jason Haflich,
Kansas City, Kan.
sophomore
Tune:"Let's Inflate" by the Hot IQs
While pumpin' the jams Jason was: Playing Nintendo in Strong Hall He says: "I guess they'd be classified as indie pop. It's just more on an intellectual level than anything. [it's] almost getting straight to the point but remaining playful about it."
Listener: Geoff Gleason,
Lenexa junior
Tune: "Pendulous Threads" by Incubus While pumpin' the jams Geoff was: Doing geography make-up work in Lindley Hall He says: 'It's their new CD. I have all their CDs.'
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