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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years since my interview. In military family life, it’s been a lifetime with lots of life changes. Summer of 2022 we moved back to the states. Among family and friends, it was no secret how much I was dreading leaving Europe. It was my personal playground for artistic …
Can you believe it’s been a couple of years since your interview on the MilspoFAN blog? Wow, no, I can’t believe it… Since my last post, I have landed a new art job, and it seems that, finally, my art has taken off! First, a little about me: I was born to immigrant parents and …
I’m so excited to share recent developments with you all (or should I say y’all that I am now in Texas)! This past year has been both exciting and challenging. My husband and I departed New York City and settled in beautiful but warm San Antonio! Upon arriving we had our share of challenges both in finding jobs …
As creatives, one of the easiest things in the world is to devalue ourselves. Whether you define it as “imposter syndrome,” do not think your talents are worth what you charge, or simply cannot imagine anyone finding value in your art, it is something so many artists fight; especially when it comes to pricing. So, …