Book Launch Event - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

37238 Valley Road,Oconomowoc WI 53066

21 June, 2021

Description

LOCAL AUTHOR & ARTIST BOOK LAUNCH ~Healing Thru Art-My journey to Self-Love. Join us in celebrating the launch of Ms. Kaufman's first book. Ms. Kaufman is an artist and Registered Art Therapist who holds a Bachelor degrees in Art Education and Special Education, Master degrees in Education Administration, with a Principals License and licensure in Assistive Technologies and Adaptive Art. Kathleen has been recognized both locally and internationally for her success in providing Art Therapy to her clients with a variety of disabilities. This includes extensive work with individuals with developmental disabilities and who are on the Autism Spectrum. Kathleen’s work has been recognized and requested at numerous professional venues in both art educational and art therapy organizations around the globe. Healing Thru Art is deeply personal and revealing. It describes how the author used art therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DPT) together to heal herself from trauma and a debilitating eating disorder. The art work shows a timeline which walks the reader along her journey. Kathleen states, “Art Therapy became my tool with which I could express myself, my personal feelings, and thoughts; my terror, my pain and deepest sorrow and shame when words would not come.” Ticket price includes: (2) two adult beverage drink tickets, Hor d'Oeuvres, and an art kit that will be donated to a child with disabilities. Advance copies of the book will be available for purchase onsite.