Chalking
Hello! I am Cindy Russell, your Independent Chalk Couture Designer. I discovered Chalk Couture at a time when I need it. I was recovering from a year of chemo treatments for AML Leukemia. That year, I lost all my hair (which explains the current state of things) and spent most of my time in the hospital or on my sofa surfing the Internet which is how I was introduced to Chalk Couture.
I have always been artsy and crafty. In high school (many years ago), I took every art and photography class available. During this time, I did a ton of silk screening which is exactly the process Chalk Couture uses! Back in the day, I used a huge wooden frame and changing the screen was not easy or quick! Chalk Couture has developed a great solution for quick and easy silk screening which works so much better than using plain stencils!
Prior to Chalk Couture, I spent my life as a middle school science teacher who taught for a school system outside of Annapolis, Maryland. My AML and treatments left me with diminished energy levels and no stamina to teach adolescent children and I was forced to retire in February 2020 right before the pandemic.
Luckily, I found Chalk Couture, fell in love and started my small business! I signed as a Designer after only two days because I knew it was perfect for me! Over the last few years, when we would be bantering about what we wanted to ‘do when we grow up’, I would always say I want to have my own video channel and do crafty things and decorate all day long! Who knew? It is my current reality! I feel like my world has come full circle and there was definitely some Divine intervention. I kicked cancer’s butt and now I am doing exactly what I LOVE!
