Daily Lobo Spotlight

Daily Lobo: How many classes are you taking?
Robert Moya: I’m only taking two right now.
DL: What are they?
RM: I’m taking an art studio class and an art history class.
DL: Why are you taking them?
RM: I was planning on pursuing an undergraduate degree in architecture, but I decided to go with undergraduate art and pursue a master’s in architecture later on.
DL: So have you just started?
RM: No, I’ve been sort of going to UNM on and off for three years or so. I work full-time.
DL: Where do you work?
RM: I work for a window and door manufacturer.
DL: How long have you worked there?
RM: Three years.
DL: How did you get into that?
RM: I was taking some classes at CNM for drafting, and I got hooked up with a company doing windows and doors and sort of climbed the ladder, if you will, to a consultant position.
DL: Have you read any good books lately?
RM: I just read Still Life With Woodpecker for the tenth or twelfth time.
DL: Who wrote that?
RM: Robbins. Tom Robbins.
DL: What did you like
about it?
RM: It’s sort of a whimsical book about pretty crazy intense stuff. It takes place in a pack of Camel cigarettes.
DL: Do you read often?
RM: I do. I read about a book every month, so maybe not too often. I like to read nonfiction most of the time, but I’ll read a nice fiction-based book once in a while.
DL: How are your classes going?
RM: I’m liking it so far. I really like art studio classes. I’ve had art classes for many years. I really enjoy it at the university level.
DL: What type of art do you do?
RM: I like pen and paper art, but I dabble in painting and sculpting as well — maybe some furniture making.
DL: What about architecture attracts you?
RM: I think it’s just about the interaction between humans and the space that they live in, work in and just everyday life.