All you need are scissors and a leaf

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

September 22, 2024 10:02pm CST

I ‘stole’ the photo from our village FB site. I’m amazed at the talent shown by this guy. His name is Lito Leaf, or maybe he trades by that name. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan, in 1986 and has a diagnosis of ADHD. When I went searching, there are others doing similar work, cutting out scenes from leaves. I’ve never seen anything like this but thought I’d like to share it. There are dozens more examples and photos if you search for ‘leaf art’.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Sep 24

Wow, that's really awesome. I admire people who can do these tiny pictorials.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Sep 24

Yeah, or maybe a craft type knife.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

He must have a tiny pair of scissors.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

@rebelann Someone said maybe they use a laser of some sort.

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

23 Sep 24

that is an awesome talent!!!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

I found it quite amazing. You have to admire these people. They are so creative.

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

23 Sep 24

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

23 Sep 24

That is astonishing! What an accomplishment.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

It must be very hard to cut the leaf without it getting torn.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Sep 24

I am going to search for leaf art that looks really nice.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

I saw some very intricate patterns on leaves.

@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

23 Sep 24

@judyev That is truly amazing. Only problem is that when I say leaf art in my head what I hear is Lee Fart. Sorry about that.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

23 Sep 24

@JudyEv Creative art is another thing school boys giggle at.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

Only you would come up with this.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

23 Sep 24

I like the work of Lito Leaf a lot.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

It's very clever, isn't it?

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

23 Sep 24

@JudyE It is very original.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

23 Sep 24

People who can do that small detailed work like that always astound me!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

BarBara pointed out that it's probably done with lasers which makes sense.

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

23 Sep 24

Such stunning attention to detail, I couldn't imagine having such patience to do such a beautiful work of art.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

Surely it must take ages to do such intricate work.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

23 Sep 24

That is interesting but I can see you have to have talent for this because I know I could not do that, I there anyway once they do the work to preserve the leaves,

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

I can't imagine how they bend the leaf to cut out the tiny shapes.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

23 Sep 24

That is an incredible piece of work, I wouldn't have the dexterity to get even close to it!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

Someone said it's maybe done with lasers. I don't really know how they'd work.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 24

@Ronrybs It seems it would be very difficult to do with scissors so laser seemed a logical guess.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

24 Sep 24

@JudyEv Laser sounds a bit of overkill for that job, but no doubt they could do it very nicely

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

24 Sep 24

That is an awesome work, he is an artist.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 24

He is indeed. Very clever. They do look quite fragile.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

25 Sep 24

@JudyEv fragile and beautiful.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

23 Sep 24

Wow! That's amazing. Have a good week.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

Thanks. I have a dental appointment of Wednesday but nothing else worthy of note.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

24 Sep 24

@JudyEv You're welcome. I hope it goes well!

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

23 Sep 24

Woww!! He is so talented!!??

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

I can't imagine how he can cut the leaf without it disintregrating.

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

23 Sep 24

@JudyEv Yes. requires high precision and skill.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

23 Sep 24

Wow, that is really awesome. The guy is so talented.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Sep 24

He is indeed. I've never seen anything like it.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

23 Sep 24

I've seen that sort of thing before, but I would think it was done by an xacto knife or laser, not scissors.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

That makes much more sense. Why didn't I think of that?

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Sep 24

That would take a lot of time

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Sep 24

You would think so, wouldn't you?

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