Jezima Mohammed has run a small workshop and boutique, Jez Look Batiks, from her home in Matara, Sri Lanka, for nearly seven decades. Now in her 80s, she still works every day. When visitors stop by, ...

It is a style that will forever be in trend. Batik or in its apt literal meaning, ‘writing in wax’ is an ancient art form inherent to Sri Lanka as well as many other Asian countries.

10 competitors representing Mod’Art International Sri Lanka and Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology dazzled the audience with individually inspired batik designs. The humble intellect behind the ...