Time really does fly by when you’re busy. I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I was the featured artist for the month of March in 2021. A little has changed since then. One of the great things about this opportunity is that it propelled me into creating more and got me back …
Jennifer Geletzke talks layers with us- layers of life, landscape, faith, and artistic media – blending, diverging, calling. If you’ve felt the call to create, even after a pause, Jennifer has inspiring work and words of wisdom to share. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and where you …
For Army-spouse/photographer Chandra Pinger, her art unites her with other military families. After a PCS, photography can be a tether to connect with a new place and its people. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and where you are today. Chandra: My husband and I were born and raised in …
As I reflect back on 2021, I recall my family’s adventurous and beautiful time while living in South Korea, along with our many changes since moving back to the U.S.A. We left S. Korea in June with tears in our eyes, as we absolutely loved our two-year stay. We were heading to Fort Benning, GA. …
In this guest anniversary post, I’m reflecting back on three bits of advice from last year’s interview: to give yourself grace, write your goals down, and don’t let comparison drag you down. The last year of the pandemic has felt hard to bear, as there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight, and I …
This month, meet Air Force spouse Catherine Yeats whose interests involve both hemispheres of the brain: research, neuroscience, copy editing, graphic design, and writing. Catherine shares how they have been busy creating comic books that merge science and fantasy while celebrating the wonder of the unknown. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey …
What happened in the past 12 months: The same thing that happened to me and the rest of the world: COVID. It would be easy to dwell on the negatives of COVID, but life is so much more enjoyable when reframed through prisms that look for positive outcomes even in the most unfortunate of experiences. …
Painter and Army spouse Krista Carlberg Litz of KCLStudio teaches us that including art in our daily lives not only maintains creativity, but also boosts the spirit. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and where you are today. Krista: My name is Krista Litz. I was raised in …
Although these last nearly two years have provided little inspiration or motivation to create new poems, the not-writing has given me ample time for editing and organizing what I’d written before. I had some individual success with some of those reworked poems and got some acceptances in some more journals. Most exciting, though, is that …
When life throws you a pandemic, a stage actor finds other ways to be creative. When Air Force spouse Nancy Stange found herself forced into a hiatus, she retained her humor and made sure she didn’t lose that creative edge. MilspoFAN: Tell us a little about yourself, your journey as a military spouse, and where …