 The story of a woman s struggle with chronic pain, An Art For Living explores Mary Nissenson s life after a botched cosmetic surgery procedure leaves her homebound. In excruciating pain, and unbearably sensitive to light and sound, Mary loses all semblance of her former, glamorous life. One day, a friend suggests she make a necklace to distract herself, and her latent artistic powers emerge. Self-transformation comes in unlikely ways...