Creative work can seem daunting at times- as if it’s reserved for the some miraculously talented group of superior beings. Have you ever asked yourself, “Who am I to think that I can make art (or dance, music, etc.) worthy of an audience?” I sure have! My favorite thing about these Artist Interviews is meeting …
In 2016 I launched MilspoFAN with the MilspoFAN blog and on Facebook with the MilspoFAN Page and MilspoFAN Worldwide group. My goal is to connect military spouses in the fine arts with each other and their communities, and to promote their work. Hopefully, our connections will help make it a little easier to maintain …
My Dear MilspoFANs, When I was first conceptualizing MilspoFAN, I spent some time randomly Googling the arts and military spouses. I remember coming across Carrie’s work and being blown away by the vivid beauty in her watercolor paintings of everyday objects. I put her name in a file, intending to write a cold email asking her …
Welcome, Dear MilspoFAN Readers! I have a lovely treat of an interview for you today! Nicole Dufield is an amazingly strong, spirited singer in the Hampton Roads, VA area. I met her through a mutual friend when I lived there but had no idea that she had a musical background until I was about to …
You guys. Stop whatever you’re doing and read this interview with Maria Bennett Hock. Maria is a military spouse and painter who specializes in portraits. She blogs consistently about her work and her process. She is a warm, joyful woman and I’ve felt privileged to get to know her a bit through her blog, our …
Hello MilspoFANs, and Happy Thursday! I wanted to share an image with you that was created by the daughter of a military family who is in her first year of art school and still manages to make time to connect with MilspoFAN. In this illustration, Carly Dilday responds to MilspoFAN’s recent interview with Victoria Kelly. …
Welcome readers! I’m so excited to kick off what I hope will be a long series of interviews with military spouse artists. These interviews will give you a little information about some of our talented members and the work that they are doing. I encourage you to reach out after you’ve read the interview to …
I had the wonderful opportunity to commission some artwork for the site from Carly Dilday, the daughter of a military family this summer. Carly has headed off to art school this fall to pursue her passion for illustration. She was gracious enough to create some lovely illustrations for MilspoFAN before she left. I’m excited to share …
Hello Dear MilspoFAN readers, With the passing of Labor Day, Summer 2016 is now unofficially complete! For my family this has meant the addition of a new baby and a PCS move across the country. This week is the beginning of our newest normal. The boxes are unpacked and Mr. MilspoFAN is back at work. Firstborn child …
Welcome back, Dear Readers! Soooo… it’s everyone’s least favorite writing assignment, the dreaded “About Me” post. Woe is me! Yes, please, let me go ahead and sum up my entire being in a few paragraphs-sounds easy and fun and not at all intimidating and reductionistic *teenage eye roll*… I’ve started this post three or four …