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Falls crafty designs: Life challenge sparked art for support, healing, hope
Woman turned to selling pieces to help family through illness
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Clothespin angels and gift card envelopes created by Jessica Fincher are for sale at The Tree House vendor booth on Saturday during the Woodland Ramble at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, A Smithgall Woodland Legacy in Gainesville. The root of Fincher’s inspiration for her creations came from her boyfriend, who has stage four colon cancer. - photo by Erin O. Smith
In most cases, artistic endeavors are a hobby, profession or skill that have been tweaked to fulfill the creative need of an individual. But rarely does one hear of art created as a way of supporting a family in a difficult situation. For Buford artist Jessica Fincher, selling art was a way of turning her hobbies into an additional stream of revenue after a cancer diagnosis turned her family’s life upside down.