One-time jailer set free to be creative

One-time jailer set free to be creative

When doctors told an injured, one-time jailer she would never work again, God had other ideas.

Lesley Hollingworth was in her mid-30s when she was given the live-changing medical message – and she believes God’s reply was ‘How about some art?’ It was to be six months before she could stand up but during that time she thought through how to go about her new mission in life.

Many of the products that came from her changed circumstances will be available on her stand at CRE National. From the cards she originally painted – which still sell well – to her latest products in resin and wood, the extent of her recovery and vision will be there for all to see.

‘I have a workshop and studio at my home in Chesterfield and started the business inventing and making products,’ she said. ‘They contain my story, my heart and God’s amazing powerful word in full colour for all to see.’

From the first sale of cards at Cliff College, the variety of products has soared – despite Lesley’s full-time job looking after children in care.

‘These days I concentrate on things that will be useful to people because many simply haven’t money to spend on extras,’ she said.

One item CRE National visitors might like, as a Christmas present for their clergy friends, is a cushion or t-shirt bearing the words: ‘I’m not sleeping, I’m downloading a sermon.’

• Lesley Hollingworth Design are on stand Q4 at CRE National 2022

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