Marilyn Van Derbur
Former Miss America
Named "Outstanding Woman Speaker in America"
Founder of SUN, an adult survivor program
"I am honored to be writing the foreword for your book. You have done such powerful work. You speak without words."--Marilyn Van Derbur
...I know what the woman is feeling in her painting, Darkness In Light...and still we dream. And she knows what I have felt. There are no words. I can feel her pain, her isolation, her despair.
But, Karen goes far beyond that. She goes full circle by giving us hope--through her painting, I Am Me and You Are You, we see children in all of their innocence and we know we must make this a safer world for these children.
Karen is a gifted artist who has experienced the highs and the lows of life. Just as the low notes give the fullness to a concerto, Karen uses all of the colors and feelings to allow us to experience our own memories and our own hopes for the future.
Begin Karen's book and you won't put it down. Finish her book and you won't forget it. Karen's paintings and words are a gift to all.