arts & culture | On Display
Ashland shop boasts a diverse collection of regional art
Appalachia.3 on display
Story Dawn Nolan | Photography Rachael Layne
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n 2007, Christy Harris made a life change. She had been a nursing assistant for a number of years, but after her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2006, she left the field. “I was not able to continue doing that [nursing], but I needed to find a way to make money and provide for my family [Harris, who is originally from Grayson but has lived in Ashland since she got married in 2005, is also the mother of 12 children — nine of whom were adopted from foster care],” she said. “So, I started making crafts. I’ve always done and had an interest in art.” A talented painter, Harris began creating wood signs and door hangers. She used Facebook as her primary method of advertising, and her work became very popular around the area. “Then, one day, I had an epiphany,” she said. “Whenever I saw those paint studios that
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