Celebrating Touch Drawing

Deborah Koff-Chapin and Markus Scott-Alexander

Innovator, Deborah Koff-Chapin celebrates an important anniversary of Touch Drawing with expressive arts pioneer, Markus Scott-Alexander.

Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process. Paper is placed over wet paint. The pressure of fingertips on the page forms images on the underside. The hands are extensions of the soul, moving in response to the sensations of the moment. Channels of expression open, enabling feelings to flow. A series of drawings is created, each a stepping stone deeper into the self.

This act of creation unleashes vibrant healing forces that guide the psyche toward wholeness. Even an unconfident artist can experience the fulfillment of seeing their interior life come alive on paper. Touch Drawing is used by artists, therapists, social workers, health care practitioners, educators and intuitives. Touch Drawing is a practice of creative, psychological and spiritual integration.

-From the Center for Touch Drawing Website

Deborah Koff-Chapin is the originator of Touch Drawing, a simple yet profound way of creating images. She teaches the process internationally. She is creator of the iconic decks, SoulCards 1&2 and the new ly released Portals of Presence: Faces Drawn from the Subtle Realms. An artist and facilitator dedicated to creative awakening through artistic processes and expansion of our authentic relationship with all of life.

Markus Scott-Alexander, PhD, REAT is the founder and director of Expressive Arts Without Borders and the World Arts Organization. He is a founding member of IEATA, was chair of its first international committee and was one of the first registered expressive arts therapists. Markus was senior faculty at the European Graduate School from 1996 to 2020 and continues to teach internationally. He is the author of Expressive Arts Education and Therapy (2020), Brill Publishers and The Just Right Next (2023) Amazon and resides in Edmonton, Canada.