There’s more to Kinley Tenzin than meets the eye. This shy law guy, hailing from Thimpu, Bhutan is a second year student of Delhi’s IP University. He enjoys what most regular students do – bunking classes, hanging out with friends- the usual.
So what makes him different?
It’s the fact that he is an extremely gifted artist. Not only does he draw on paper but on skin too. Kinley learnt the art of tattoo making from his friend some years back and felt a pull towards the art which set in motion the creation of his own apparatus.
“It wasn’t so difficult”, Kinley said. “I learnt how to make the instrument, bought the ink and started making tattoos.”
The technique Kinley uses is commonly called "stick and poke" and is used by green tattoo artists or ‘scratchers’. Here the tip of a sewing needle is attached to a motor which generates movement. The skin is pricked over and over by the needle, which is saturated with ink, and hence a design is created.
However, this talented teen wishes he had more time to indulge in his art. “Tattooing requires a lot of time and patience. It took me one whole night to make an intricate design (picture inserted) on a friend’s arm and I was exhausted by the end of it.”
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And is his family aware of his talent? “No” comes the reply. “They know I enjoy sketching but they don’t know about the tattoos.” His friends on the other hand are a select few who know about his hobby and openly encourage him to take it up as a profession. Whether he does or not, one cannot deny that he is a gifted artist with raw potential.
Maasoom Dhillon
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