Featured Artisan
Lakmal Jayasuriya
Embekke, Kandy District, Central Province 24 years of experience
Wood carving · Relief panels
Biography
Carving the lotus and the elephant.
Lakmal trained under a master carver and now runs a small workshop with two apprentices. He works mainly in teak, mahogany and jak, creating both traditional motifs and contemporary shapes.
The Craft Story
Kandyan carvers work with a limited set of motifs – lotus, elephant, swan – but each carver gives them a distinct personality.
The Gallery
Creations by Lakmal
