Jumping into the creative maelstrom can be intimidating: how does one differentiate one’s self; how does one even give form to that most ethereal of things, the artistic voice? One such engagement is The Tingology 酒精墨水畫課程, which is an exciting course where one lets ink flow freely. Allow your brush to dance on the paper, let black ink catch the waves of your thoughts and feelings and whisper secrets on its shores. There is such a centering feeling in holding a brush-the taste of brewing the perfect cup of coffee on a gray morning-comforting, yet stirring curiosity.

Ink painting dares you to be bold. It does not allow the erasing of mistakes but rather teaches one to make mistakes work. Accidentally drawn lines may become the branches of a cherry blossom or a flowing river. It’s all about turning mishaps into masterpieces-much as wearing socks with sandals and persuading people that it’s a fashion statement.

Curiosity lured him to this course, but something hypnotic lay in those ink monochromatic lines that were patient with every stroke, insistent with each stroke, and pretty soon flowing with ink into compositions speaking volumes about his thoughts within. It was thus addictive-free and heady.

But probably the most fascinating of all is the ink itself and how it can be so unpredictable-you think you’re in control, and it has suddenly splashed a laugh in your face, with surprises of depth and beauty you never expected from it. That’s like trying to control a feisty cat-sometimes you just have to take up the rear in the dance. But that’s the beauty of this course: it is not just plain learning, but letting a free-for-all parade of possibilities in expressions rather than drawing the reins in with creativity. Opening that secret chamber in the brain where the colors and forms are waiting to be doctored with the signature of your soul.