Clayton - Making Marks: Discover the Art of Intuitive Drawing

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In her book, Elaine Clayton knows how to blend her huge artistic talent with our inner consciousness and genetic spiritual nature, resulting in the positive emotional rewards we all seek.

James D. Baird, PhD , author of the award-winning Happiness Genes

With her wise insights, engaging sketches, and easy-to-follow exercises, Elaine Clayton has made me a convert of stream drawing, or intuitive drawing. Making Marks is a magical toolkit for exploring our deeper, instinctual selves that I recommend to anyone wanting to live life more richly and joyfully.

Mary Reynolds Thompson , author of Embrace Your Inner Wild and Reclaiming the Wild Soul

As a dream expert who dabbles in art, I love this book! Its deep and delightful insights evoke the glee of a child sliding down a banister as you ride into a greater awareness of yourself and the ties that bind your creativity and intuition. This book connects you to your soul.

Stase Michaels , author of The Bedside Guide to Dreams and Two-Minute Dream Techniques

In Making Marks , Elaine Clayton presents a creative and enlightening way to engage your whole being in self-discovery by drawing on the intuitive language of your soul. Clear pencil-and-paper exercises gently engage the whole brain and physical senses to provide a treasury of insights toward a deeper relationship with self and others. It is an engaging, enlightening, and enjoyable journey from beginning to end!

Aila Accad, RN, MSN , author of The Call of The Soul

The benefit of art practice is not limited to producing a work of art. It is a way of finding the space between rational thinking and intuitive discovery. This wonderful book is a guide to help everyone locate and explore the space in-between.

Marshall Arisman , world-renowned painter, illustrator, educator

Ancient drawings on rocks, in caves, on bones. Black Elks Tree of Life . A Lakota winter count. These images moved across my mind as I read Making Marks . Ever since I can remember, they have triggered my imaginings, caused me to wonder about the nature of life and death, and even tapped my awakening spirit. Simple and yet deeply complex, primordial drawings tell us something about the way our ancestors saw themselves, and the world in which they lived, at a time we otherwise could not know. Artist, teacher, and author, Elaine Clayton returns us to a sense of that kind of expression we so desperately need in this so technologically driven society.... [She] can be our ethnographer, our docent, and even our curator in this remarkably simple, artistic exploration and interpretation of ourselves.

Gabriel Horn , author of Transcendence and The Book of Ceremonies

Elaine Clayton shows us how the value of drawing for pure pleasure can transform our lives. Clayton demonstrates how drawing can connect us to our deeper senses, allowing us to make wise decisions. In this fast-paced world, we need tools that help us slow down and reflect. In Making Marks , Clatyon shares the tools that provide an effective means to gain new insights and make important life decisions.

Marga Odahowski , director of studies for the International Residential College, University of Virginia and author of The Way of the Hammock

Elaine Clayton reminds us all that the simple act of mark making can be a generative act. She unpacks the contemporary mental constructs that obscure the power of drawing first discovered by our earliest human ancestors, and invites us through this primal activity to dive back into the well of the possible.

Maria Artemis , internationally known sculptor

A wonderful vacation from everyday life and mind awaits you in this book. Set the lines free and see where you go!

Karen Rauch Carter , author and joyfully-drawing book signer of Make a Shift, Change Your Life

Drawing is a powerful act that can tap into a deep-seated, intuitive process involved with creativity and the emotional life. Elaine Claytons Making Marks facilitates intuition, releasing the mind to discover new ideas, creative inspiration, and unexpected solutions.

Dr. Raymond Moody, MD, PhD

This is a remarkable book. It shows how a universal urge to make marks can be a doorway to dimensions of consciousness of which were unaware in our waking life. This book is Big Majick, revealing how something utterly ordinary can become sacred and transcendent. Want to unleash your inner Picasso or Paul Klee? Read Claytons captivating book!

Larry Dossey, MD , author of One Mind and The Science of Premonitions

When you pick up a pencil and allow yourself the freedom to make marks and lines, your hand can unlock deeply held memories and emotions that are beyond words. In Making Marks , Elaine Clayton describes her original process for awakening the readers creative, intuitive awareness. Whether or not you think you have artistic talent, this book will give you the self-confidence to explore your own hidden potentials.

Laurie Nadel, PhD , bestselling author of Sixth Sense

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