TOUCH DRAWING:10:00am - 5:30pm
Delve into soul-space as you immerse yourself in this simple yet
profound creative process. Roll paint onto a smooth board and place a
sheet of paper upon it. As you move your fingertips upon the paper,
the pressure of your touch forms impressions on the underside. Inner
sensations flow from within and take form directly on paper. The speed
of Touch Drawing enables you to create many drawings in a single
session. Each is a transmission of your inner state in the moment it
was created. When the session is complete, you can witness the flow of
images as a series; imprints of your psyche in transformation.
Deborah holds a safe and sacred space while you draw, with gentle
drumming, gemstone crystal bowls and evocative vocals. Other
expressive art forms such as vocal toning, writing and movement
enhance the experience.
People are often surprised by what emerges once they relax into the
flow of the process. If you lack artistic experience, Touch Drawing
can catalyze a level of expression you did not think yourself capable
of. If you have artistic skills, it can free your gestures and deepen
your sources of inspiration.
Touch Drawing has applications in therapy, healthcare, and as an
intuitive, spiritual or mindfulness practice. Deborah encourages you
to develop your own way of integrating Touch Drawing into your life
and work.
SOUND BATH:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
After the workshop, you have the option to stay and rest in sacred
space with nothing expected of you. Deborah creates a deep and
resonant field with the sound of her gemstone crystal bowls and
evocative vocals. Bring a mat and anything else to make yourself
comfortable. We will open at about 7:05 with group toning and choosing
SoulCards to set an intention. Then relax in the sound field until
8:30. We close in silence so you can slip out without socializing.
Each session is a new emergent energetic field. Open to everyone,
including those who did not attend the the touch drawing workshop.
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COST:
TOUCH DRAWING:
$100 workshop + $58 supplies (so you can take this transformative
creative practice home with you!)
Supplies included:
• 1 Speedball printmaking brayer (roller)
• 6 tubes of Winsor Newton Artisan water mixable oil paint (37ml)
• 200 sheets acid free tissue paper
• 1 DRAWING BOARD 16” x 24”
• 1 Zipper carrying case for paints and roller
*Space is limited to 25 students
Sound Bath:
BY DONATION ($25 suggested)
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SCHEDULE:
10:00 am – Gather in circle, opening attunement with toning and
SoulCards,Touch Drawing demonstration and group discussion
11:00 am – TOUCH DRAWING SESSION AND REFLECTING UPON DRAWINGS
THROUGH WRITING
1:00 pm – lunch
2:00 pm – Gather in circle for toning, sharing, questions,
discussion
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Movement meditation, TOUCH DRAWING SESSION AND
REFLECTION THROUGH WRITING
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Sharing, discussion of applications of TOUCH
DRAWING AND CLOSING MEDITATION
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm SOUND BATH, optional. Open to everyone! (by
donation)
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TESTIMONIALS:
“DEBORAH KOFF-CHAPIN IS ONE OF THE WORLD’s leaders in
Transformative Arts.”
-Michael Grady, dean emeritus, John F Kennedy University Graduate
School of Arts and Consciousness
“If you have a chance…go to this event! I can’t say enough about
Deborah and Touch Drawing…It simply is one of the best experiences I
have ever had! It feeds mind, body, and spirit….I am 50 years old
and have been attending workshops for 30 years. Hands
down…Deborah’s Touch Drawing retreats outshine them all! Go for
it!” -Lori Sweet, workshop attendee
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ABOUT THE ARTIST AND FACILLITATOR:
Deborah Koff-Chapin is an artist, vocalist, author, ceremonialist and
facilitator. She has been developing Touch Drawing since it came to
her through revelatory play in 1974. Deborah is creator of the best
selling decks, SoulCards 1&2, and author of Drawing Out Your Soul and
The Touch Drawing Facilitator Workbook. She encourages the
dissemination of Touch Drawing worldwide through workshops, media and
online community. Deborah’s newest publishing project is a series of
five SoulTouch Coloring Journals.
Deborah has introduced Touch Drawing at Rowe Center, Esalen Institute,
Omega Institute, the Fairy and Human Relations Congress, California
Institute of Integral Studies, JFK School of Arts and Consciousness,
The American Art Therapy Association, and more. She has served on the
board of The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. She
has convened the Annual Touch Drawing Gathering at Whidbey Institute
since 1997.
Deborah has been Interpretive Artist at such events as The Parliament
of World Religions, Findhorn’s New Story Summit, Gaianeers, the Dawn
of Interspirituality, and Seeds of Compassion. Her images and essays
have been published in numerous magazines, journals and books.
Deborah is founding director of The Center for Touch Drawing. She is
co-founding member of the Whidbey Ceremonial Circle, which has
gathered quarterly since 1983. She currently offers monthly Sacred
Sound Baths with her crystal singing bowls and vocal improvisation at
Healing Circles and Aldermarsh retreat center. She is ordained in
Incarnational Spirituality through the Lorian Association.
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