Crafts in action 2015

Manel Gamage, a well-known arts and crafts teacher with her students will hold "Crafts in action 2015", an exhibition of arts and crafts at the National Art Gallery, Colombo 7 on February 21 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A past pupil of Musaeus College, Manel Gamage has introduced many new embroidery techniques such as "black work, Assisi embroidery, Stump work, Chamakthi work and Chinese applique to Sri Lanka.She was trained in Canada, Singapore, England and Australia.

She has been teaching arts and crafts for more than 20 years for over 20,000 students from all over Sri Lanka and abroad. She has published 13 books in different embroidery techniques.