OUR FOUNDER MEMBERS

Christopher Williams

A Life in Poetry, 

Pictures & Prose

 
"On June 1, 1947, 

I was born, dead.

But, by some 

miracle instead 

I didn't go

 straight to Heaven;

I avoided death

By God's good Graces,

His message, I believe - 

"Before we meet,

you're going places".

Many issues confronted me through infancy, childhood and my teenage years. So I grew up with disabilities.

Nevertheless, I completed primary school at Eastwood, the Leaving Certificate at The Kings School; graduated from UNSW  BA (majors in Psychology and History of Philosophy and Science).

In 1969 I  began a 15 year career in HR;  concurrent with one as a fledgeling artist and writer.

During the 80s and  90s, I had many successful solo art shows, for numerous charitable causes. 

My matrimonial endeavours back then were less successful. 

I was, however, blessed…

3 daughters, 1 son. 

Now, I'm happily soulmated with Anniie the Illustrator.

In 1998, I helped initiate Kings Cross Rotary's 'PickMeUp' program - transporting wheelchair reliant locals.

With Lady Cutler in 2002, we founded Sir Roden Cutler Charities. Rolling wheelchairs around New South Wales and across Australia, we supported 150 local charitable causes. We produced a book and documentaries.
 

In 3 years, from 2006 to 2009, myself and a large team of volunteers rolled  wheelchairs around New South Wales, providing donations to nearly 150 bush charities, which desperately needed help during time of severe drought and bushfires.

The devastation caused,  not only to humans and communities, but also to animals and their habitat, impacted us all. The future was indeed dire for koalas, kangaroos kookaburras and other birds and animals. I decided to write about it.

I penned a lyric poem - “The Adventures of Karey and Kareful”

I founded ‘Campaigns for Charitable Causes’ in 2011, curating art shows and producing more documentaries focussing on charitable causes all around the world, from local hospitals to wheelchair tourism.

Karey Kangaroo and Kareful Koala came to life in 2011.

I had them in starring roles in ‘Rolling out the Red Carpet’ a documentary I made for Tourism NSW, designed to highlight mobility issues and tourism opportunities for 'wheelies' and others with disabilities.

In  early 2020, Anniie the Illustrator visited Sydney from the USA. Looming Covid lockdowns forced her to flee Sydney her beloved Hometown.

Back in the USA, I sent her stills from the ‘Red Carpet’ doco.

In return, she sent me her drawing of Karey and Kareful.

We knew we had something wonderful 

By 2022, I'd written myriad poems and short stories, 12 fiction and nonfiction books… And we had created the first 5

KareyandKareful Storybooks!

They proved most beneficial to Special Needs Teachers helping their Students improve their interest in reading and consequently their reading skills.

Now in 2024, we've founded KareyandKareful Foundation, a registered Charity, able to receive tax deductible donations;

with us as Founder Members and with an independent Board of very supportive, committed and passionate Directors…

"So now we pursue 

our Holy Grail…

5 free 

KareyandKareful Storybooks 

For every Aussie

 Special Needs 

Student.

This quest indeed 

One most prudent;

With your support 

We will prevail.

In this quest 

We will not fail".

Ann Victoria Williams

Was born Ann Victoria Souter in Sydney Australia in 1951.

Little Annie was just 8 years old when she entered and won her first art competition she also sold her first painting that year.

She followed in the footsteps of her elder brother John who has his first one man show at the age of 13. Johnny was tragically killed in a car accident when he was just 21. His paintings and drawings are still treasured today.

Annie left school before the HSC at age of 17 headhunted by an advertising agency for their commercial art department.

Within a couple of years she's married and moved to Texas as a cattle rancher's wife.

Her love of art and desire to draw and paint never left her however; and so in 1983 she enrolled in a degree. In her last year she was art student of the year.

She was given many commissions during her 20 years there and in 2003 moved to Midland Texas where she was commissioned to paint many huge murals on exterior and interior walls.

Her most recent commissions at the end of 19 2019 and in February 2020 were an abstract for a law office and a desert landscape for another lawyer in the same office.

Her current projects - Heavenly Bodies and the Karey and Kareful Childrens'Books which she is illustrating - she regards as the high points of her artistic career to date

Karey & Kareful

Karey Kangaroo and Kareful Koala came to life in 2011. I had them in starring roles in ‘Rolling out the Red Carpet’  a documentary I made for Tourism NSW, designed to highlight mobility issues and tourism opportunities for 'wheelies' and others with disabilities.

In  early 2020, Anniie the Illustrator visited Sydney from the USA. Looming Covid lockdowns forced her to flee Sydney her beloved Hometown. Back in the USA, I sent her stills from the 

‘Red Carpet’ doco. In return, she sent me the famous illustration that has become our ambassadors.

By 2022, I'd written myriad poems and short stories, 12 fiction and nonfiction books… And we had created the first 5 Karey & Kareful Storybooks!

They proved most beneficial to Special Needs Teachers helping their Students improve their interest in reading and consequently their reading skills.

Now in 2024, we've founded KareyandKareful Foundation, 

a registered Charity, able to receive tax deductible donations;

with us as Founder Members and with an independent Board of very supportive, committed and passionate Directors.