SPARTANBURG, S.C. - An artist is turning trees felled by Helene into bowls that both commemorate the tragedy and honor the resilience of people affected by the historic storm.

For Aaron Harris, a retired teacher and a third-generation woodturner at Turning for Home , the impacts of Helene were personal when it wreaked havoc in September 2024.

The storm downed trees, destroyed homes and knocked out the power for over a week in his town of Spartanburg , South Carolina .

More tragically, a dear friend of Harris was among the 250 people who died in the terrible storm.

"One of my teachers that I taught with was like a daughter to me," Harris said. "Anna Maria Fletcher was killed by a tree that fell on her bedroom."

This immense loss helped inspire Harris to turn his a

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