MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and whereyou are today. Stacy: A bit about myself, the craziness behind the maker. I am from a small town in (way north) Northern California. I met my husband in an Auto Shop in high school from a neighboring town. After getting …
So much has happened since last year, and I’m very proud of how far I’ve come. One of the pieces pictured in last year’s interview won “Best in Show” at the ODU 2022 Student Juried Exhibition; the award granted me a solo show at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio in Norfolk, VA. I was also …
Perspective is essential in navigating life as a mil-spouse, and illustrator/watercolorist/naturalist Grace Hart discovers beauty in the least likely places. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and whereyou are today. Grace: Hi! My name is Grace Hart and I’m 33. My husband David, my cat Pixel and my …
Although the pandemic sent my writing into a dry spell, I’ve been productive in other ways. I continue to volunteer with MilspoFAN, which has been wonderful because I love feeling connected to other mil-spouse artists. I also continue to serve as a poetry editor with Inklette Magazine. Not generating new poems gave me ample time …
We PCS’ed from Hawaii to Virginia last Summer and our lives changed a lot. My husband is gone more often than he was in Hawaii and I began homeschooling our children two days a week. I am also teaching 4th-8th grade art at my children’s school. The pace of life is faster here and my …
Maker/creative/mil-spouse Emily Ullo Steigler carries many skills in her tool belt, but her most important one is not being afraid to venture into a new creative endeavor. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and where you are today. Emily: I met my husband when I was in high …
Thank you for welcoming me back for a guest post! 2022 has been one of the busiest years of my life, as I have learned many new things and worked with publishers on four upcoming books. As a short recap of who I am: I’m Mirka Hokkanen, a Finnish-American author, illustrator, printmaker and an educator. …
MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself. Lisa: Well, I’m not the most exciting person in the world. I’ve been an Army wife for over 13 years now, and even though we’ve had our ups and downs like any couple, I still love my life as an Army wife. We’ve been fortunate in the sense …
Writing this article has become an annual ritual for me. I am grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the proceeding 12 months, something that I otherwise don’t think I would take the time to do. (Want to catch up? Here are the links to Patrizia’s previous posts:An Interview with Patrizia K Ingram in January …
I can’t believe how fast this past year has gone! Last year was a year of creative experimentation for me. A lot of drafting new stories and trying out new art techniques. This year has been about bringing creative projects into reality, or at least closer to reality than they were before. I have struggled …