Artist in Virginia creating hand painted greeting cards and wares that give back to local organizations helping to welcome our refugee neighbors.https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3ljnfxplaqc2eWould you believe me if I told you I almost failed the only Art class I took in college? 😂🫠05 Mar 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnfxplaqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3ljil4oaadc26Up close and personal with some Nike low dunks I was asked to paint last week! TBH this request terrified me - I’ve never painted leather and certainly never painted on shoes. My hands shook a little bit at first but we kept going! Happy with the final result 🥰03 Mar 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljil4oaadc26https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lip4knnp3c2lWe need more good news in our daily lives… So here is mine for today: I sent over a rough sketch/outline for a house commission and they came back with 0 edits and gave me a green light to start painting. 😲🥰21 Feb 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip4knnp3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3limjhms5w227Dreaming of days spent painting outside ☀️20 Feb 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3limjhms5w227https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3likeanx7ds2uNational parks are important. Land isn’t being made - land deserves to be preserved. Our park rangers and our park staff ensure the beauty remains. Here in VA, I’ll be supporting Shenandoah Nat’l Park - a place we have loved so dearly for decades. Practice: Leave no trace19 Feb 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3likeanx7ds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lii6t22zfs22Hit the golf course and enjoy local artwork on the score card while doing it! Working with local businesses and non profits makes this job so dang fun.18 Feb 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lii6t22zfs22https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3li2wytuojc2qHow it started: frustrated with the administration making “the other” out of our refugee neighbors, I began to make welcome home cards for a local non profit. 7 years, an LLC, and over 75,000 cards painted by hand later… we are still using cards as a way to show welcome to our newest neighbors 🩷13 Feb 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2wytuojc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhyylj7p3s24In love with this new packaging sticker/label idea12 Feb 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyylj7p3s24https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhyo4acopc2oPlaying with surface pattern today for new packaging! Pretty cool to see my pencil and paper drawings turned into something pretty magical 🙌🏼12 Feb 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyo4acopc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhw4lz4i5s2tCards that welcome. Cards that show love. And cards that create ripples of joy. I stand with loving our refugee neighbors here in VA, and use my artwork as a way of creating meaningful connections 🩵11 Feb 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhw4lz4i5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhtyleodl22sLove Day + Virginia Snow Storm = A lovely curveball10 Feb 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtyleodl22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhtyedortc2sMelvin and Emily. Painting people is something I’ve had to learn to “enjoy the process” over the years. Finding my style and my rhythm is something I look forward to shaping year after year.10 Feb 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtyedortc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhr3rxb4ss2tThe most complicated card to paint but so worth it when the shimmer paint hits the sunlight ☀️09 Feb 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhr3rxb4ss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lhlxqlo6bk2hSoooo ready to start seeing green pop through the wintry ground. Feels like seeing that will muster up a little bit of hope for this year 😅07 Feb 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlxqlo6bk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lh4nxe7dgs2rReally proud of creating these palette pieces last year and continuing to make them this year! No two ever come out the same 🥹01 Feb 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4nxe7dgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lgv3zefcfk2s32 years later 🎉 Three things that have remained true in my lifetime: • My love of the outdoors • My passion for people • My desire to create #birthday29 Jan 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv3zefcfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lgst7w4iec2mWhen the Starbucks cake pop matches your raccoon birthday card 🎉28 Jan 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgst7w4iec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lgslhus33224Every single card makes an impact. Refugee women in VA are learning machine sewing skills, practicing English and building community during the Heela Sewing Course this winter 💙28 Jan 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgslhus33224https://bsky.app/profile/cheathamsnailmail.bsky.social/post/3lgqwxwzotc2zGetting the perfect angle on a new card to show off the texture 😍27 Jan 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:lo6e632dqdaqevn4h276ripl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqwxwzotc2z