Novato burn survivor turns life experiences into messages of hope

Novato burn survivor turns life experiences into messages of hope

Allison Massari knows how quickly life can change in an instant. While driving home by herself after seeing a movie in 1998, Massari, then in her early 30s, was hit nearly head-on by another car going 60 mph. Trapped in her car, she was conscious as she was burning alive, feeling the vinyl of her car seat melting into her back and smoke entering her lungs. The gallons of turpentine the artist had in the backseat for a show she was preparing for …