An excerpt from The Columbus Dispatch -
Blacklick teen's customized sneaker artwork draws attention of athletes and celebrities
By Allison Ward
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| Gabrielle Anderson, 17, paints a show for a client in the likenesses of Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris. The Blacklick teen is a big-time basketball player who is getting attention for her artwork on sneakers. Fred Squillante / Columbus Dispatch |
In between games with her traveling basketball team at a tournament in Tennessee last week, Gabrielle Anderson tried to keep up with running her business.
She had too many orders of her hand-painted, customized sneakers to take a weeklong break from Graffiti by Gabby, the company the Blacklick 17-year-old started last summer.
“She was painting in the hotel room,” said her mother, Celia. “We had to say, ‘We’d love to do the team movie, but she’s got to work tonight.’”
Although a highly competitive and successful athlete who has committed to playing basketball at Harvard University in 2022, Gabrielle has found herself highlighted on ESPN and the SEC Network — not because of her skills on the court but because of her artwork.
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| A Graffiti by Gabby Creation Courtesy of Gabrielle Anderson |
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