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Inside this moving true story, John Furniss, more famously known today as ""The Blind Woodsman,"" along with his wife, inspiration, and fellow artist Anni share their amazing story with the mission to help and inspire others to pursue their own creative passions, regardless of the challenges they may face. Despite being blind, John is now a highly skilled woodworker creating incredible pieces of art in complete darkness, inspiring millions of viewers on TikTok with his achievements. Although John's creative outlet revolves around woodworking, as a motivational speaker for blindness awareness, drug abuse prevention, and suicide prevention in schools, his overall mission is to help others find true happiness despite what life throws at you. Inside this inspiring autobiography of a man who found true joy after a lifetime of harrowing struggles, you'll learn how John and Anni met as John shares his life experiences from a young teen and all the challenges he faced. The Blind Woodsman is a compelling true story that will give hope and inspiration to those dealing with disabilities, mental health struggles, addiction, chronic illness, and the anxieties and stresses in our everyday lives.

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John Furniss is completely blind and has been a woodworker for almost twenty years. He is a suicide survivor who is passionate about sharing his story to help others. He can also often be found doing talks in local schools about mental health and blind awareness, with his wife Anni by his side. He lives in southwest Washington with his fellow artist wife, Anni, and their dog, Pickle. Anni Furniss has been a mixed media artist-including painting, photography, sculpting, and fiber arts-for almost thirty years. She uses art as therapy. She has a hypermobility condition, and she loves spreading awareness about using art as a tool to help mental and physical challenges. Anni worked at the Vancouver Community Library for fourteen years and spent many years volunteering to organize community events such as fundraisers and art shows. She lives with her artist husband, John, in southwest Washington with their dog, Pickle. James Fouhey is an actor and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than 150 audiobooks across a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, YA/teen, and biography and other nonfiction. James has even voiced a rapping kid dinosaur, much to the delight of his mom. James Fouhey is an actor and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than 150 audiobooks across a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, YA/teen, and biography and other nonfiction. James has even voiced a rapping kid dinosaur, much to the delight of his mom. Candace Fitzgerald is a classically trained actor, singer, and violinist. She studied musical theater at the prestigious Circle in the Square Theatre School in NYC and has numerous stage and television credits. She even met her husband in a TheatreWorks/USA production of Charlotte's Web! Candace found her passion in voice acting and has utilized her love of storytelling in many genres of voice-over, with audiobooks being her favorite. When she isn't sitting in her little black box, Candace is teaching music, spending time with her amazing family and dog. Candace Fitzgerald is a classically trained actor, singer, and violinist. She studied musical theater at the prestigious Circle in the Square Theatre School in NYC and has numerous stage and television credits. She even met her husband in a TheatreWorks/USA production of Charlotte's Web! Candace found her passion in voice acting and has utilized her love of storytelling in many genres of voice-over, with audiobooks being her favorite. When she isn't sitting in her little black box, Candace is teaching music, spending time with her amazing family and dog.

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