Heather C. Williams
All people are
sacred beings with a unique story. Here's mine:
When I was a teenager, I knew
that my calling involved three things: Art (specifically drawing
and painting), religion, (then I did not have the word for spirituality)
and Psychology, (understanding the unconscious aspect of mind).
I wanted to create art and teach from my deepest self, but I
encountered a big problem. Art teachers do not teach religion
or psychology. Religious teachers do not teach psychology or
art. Psychology teachers do not teach art or religion. I did
graduate with a degree in Art from the University of Wisconsin,
and three teaching credentials from California State University,
San Marcos, but, I was forced to explore education far beyond
the accredited educational system.
My pathway included 12 years
in The Prosperos,
(a 4th Way School of Ontology) where I learned how to think along
principled lines of thought. After that, I was an Artist's Apprentice
for 5 years to Jan Valentin
Saether (MasterPainter and Gnostic Priest). With Mr. Saether,
I practiced drawing and painting principled lines and shapes.
For 6 years I worked with Patricia
Crane, PhD, as Associate Teacher for the Louise Hay International
Teacher Training Program. In this endeavor, I explored the principle
of Unconditional Love. In the midst of all this, I volunteered
and worked paid assignments as an artist. For example, I facilitated
thousands of painting and drawing workshops for all kinds of
people. (University students, counselors, teachers,therapists,
people living with aids, cancer, schizophrenia, eating disorders,
manic depression, bipolar disorder, and bulemia.) I presented
art experiences to people living with traumatic brain injury,
homelessness, poverty, developmental disabilities, learning differences,
alzheimers, teens in recovery from drugs and alcohol, and men
and women incarcerated in jail. Indeed, all people are sacred
beings with a unique story.
Education:
- CSUSM, California State University
San Marcos, Teaching Credentials that I hold include the following:
Multiple Subject, Special Education, Art
- UWO, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh,
Bachelors Degree in Art
- The Prosperos School of Ontology,
Ordination Degree High Watch Mentor
- Artist's Apprentice to Master-Painter,
Jan Valentin Saether
Employment/Assignments/Projects
- Vista Unified School District (2001 - present) I teach Art and Reading
to high school students with learning disabilities.
- DrawingTogether: I founded this arts-based educational
organization to teach ontological drawing classes, facilitate
workshops and groups.
- International Louise Hay
Teacher Training (1995-2000)
I was Associate Teacher under Patricia Crane in San Diego, England,
and Australia.
- Artreach Milwaukee (25-year old non profit organization
that brought the arts to people in institutions). (1990-1997)
I facilitated drawing and painting classes to a wide variety
of people such as teens living in detention facilities, people
with aids, developmentally disabled, teens in transitional homes
recovering from drugs and alcohol, homeless people, support groups
for people with manic depression, bulemia, schizophrenia, traumatic
head injuries, elderly people with Alzheimers, and poor people
in the inner city. I created many art exhibitions for Artreach
Milwaukee.
- Benedict
Center (1994-1997) I
was an art teacher in the Milwaukee County Jail through this
25-year old inter-faith advocacy organization for inmates and
their families. I spearheaded
art shows at the Milwaukee Art Museum presenting awesome artwork
done by inmates.
- I have exhibited my own work
in more than 25 art shows in California and Wisconsin.
My paintings and drawings are in private homes around the world.