Touch Drawing is a profound yet wonderfully playful and spontaneous process through which our hands are “no longer instruments of the mind, but organic extensions of the soul,” to quote Debra Koff-Chapin the originator of the process and founder of The Center for Touch Drawing. Listening within ourselves we connect with our intuition, our deepest selves/our soul allowing it to guide us as we draw.

After rolling paint onto a board and placing tissue over it, we begin to respond to deep impulses from within using only our fingers and hands as tools. Afterward we contemplate the images our soul has guided us to bring forth, an expression of the visions which are uniquely ours to offer the planet.

As our process guides us we add other media and formats for color and movement to further satisfy that which we sense wanting to be expressed. The possibilities for creating are as many as there are souls drawn to this magical process. The experience results in truly personal imagery, a reflection of our authentic and deepest selves.

Spring 2008

Helen Warren, MFA, MSed., is a visionary artist and creative facilitator of Touch Drawing workshops. Visit her website at creativespiral.net or discover Touch Drawing’s origins at touchdrawing.com.