Mr.Indrasekara Thanuwaran, 28 years old, lives with his parents and one brother. Having attended the prestigious Jaffna Central College, he went on to do an HND diploma in IT. He earns a living as a freelance website and software developer for online businesses.
His real passion is making wooden models of ships and planes. Using toothpicks and ice-cream sticks, Indrasekara’s models are a few inches in size. Despite their tiny size, the models have moving parts. The model of the ship below is approximately the length of one toothpick, which can be seen on its side. Indrasekara also carves statues out of sticks of chalk (the sort used by school teachers at the blackboard).
The Golden Egg
The wooden models take between 3 to 5 days to produce. To earn at least Rs1,300 per day, the wage of an unskilled laborer shoveling concrete on a building site, he would have to sell these 3-inch models for at least Rs4,000/= at the rate of 10 a month. While I personally would see this as a good price for such an interesting piece, I wouldn’t want more than one killing off the possibility of repeat sales to the likes of me. Currently, Indrasekara shows his work at exhibitions and gives the models away as free gifts to his friends.
Miniature products creating moments
Currently, Indrasekara shows his work at exhibitions and gives the models away as free gifts to his friends.
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