Painting party!!!! Bring food to share and let's paint our clay pieces. If you can't join us on Saturday the 17th we will also be painting on Thursday, September 22nd. You can come to both!

Artist and Co-Facilitator Heather Tabman Biography

Heather Tabman is an artist and teacher who lives and works in the Tampa Bay area. In 2006, she received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from William Paterson University in New Jersey. In 2003, she traveled to Florence, Italy and attended Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, where she studied photography, drawing and restoration of frescoes. Heater also traveled much of Eastern China in 2005 with maser Chinese painter, Zhiyuan Cong and several art students. They wrote a book about art, academics, history and culture in China. 

After graduating, Heather moved to Florida and started a business (www.heathersillusions.com) painting custom wall murals for commercial and residential clients. Along with her mural business, Heather is an instructor at the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program in Tampa, where she teaches visual art and music to youth aged 7-17. Heather's greatest passion is sharing the power of art and self-expression. She believes that through using the creative process of art one can enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of anyone, regardless of age. At is therapy; self-expression helps people resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and achieve insight. 

Registration for this workshop is confidential and open to all survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

This is an Empowerment Workshop and not therapy or counseling. 

If you have any questions or would like additional information please email mbray@crisiscenter.com.