STAEDTLER® Luna 12 colour pencil set + Liyawela Colouring Book by Erandathie Damunupola

Artist Erandathie S.K. Damunupola, a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Colombo recently launched her second original colouring book.

“The idea originated as doodles I did on scraps of paper while sitting with my kids who were doing their online lessons. I started drawing these designs initially as a de-stressing activity, it was just a pastime,” Erandathie recalls. Once she realised that the papers had started piling up and her beautiful line drawings could be utilised in helping relieve other people’s stress, she decided to make a book out of it.

Liyawela which is a follow up to Litapatha is a 30-page book consisting of hand-drawn designs inspired by ancient Sinhala motifs categorised into floral, geometric and animal patterns along with Sinhala letter designs. The book is the first of its kind to use traditional Sri Lankan designs in a colouring book.