Kathleen SchonauerKathleen Schonauer, born in Chicago, is an author, artist, poet and teacher. She is also an Art Specialist for grades K through 14 in the State of Illinois. After attending the American Academy of Art in Chicago, she graduated from Illinois State Uniersity with a BS in Art Education. Later she earned two master's degrees: MA in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University (River Forest, IL) and a MA in Humanities/Mythology from Atlantic University (Virginia Beach, VA). Her career as a teacher spanned more than thirty years, teaching first at the elementary school level and, later, as an adjunct professor at the college level.She believes that children are natural artists whose imagination is their greatest asset. As Albert Einstein once said, Imagination is more important than knowledge. It has been her aim to open up the gates of creativity for her students and readers.As an artist, she works in mixed media: ceramics, metals, collage, drawing, and painting. Currently, she is a member of the National Collage Society, and the International Collage Card Exchange.Kathleen now resides in Buckeye, Arizona. Contact her at: jkschonauer.wordpress.comWorks published: Schonauer, James and Kathleen Schonauer. Chicago in the Great Depression (2014).Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.Free-lance writer and illustrator for the following publications: Lapidary JournalSchool ArtsArts and ActivitiesArtist's MagazineIllustrator for new book series: Harmony Meets the World, Inner Peace Press Read More Read Less