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Japanese Artist Creates Art by Cutting Leaves'

Going by the name of Lito, a 34-year-old Japanese artist is using leaves to create a type of Japanese art called kirie.

Kirie artists usually take something like a piece of paper and cut it very carefully to make art. Using the small space of a leaf takes a lot of focus, which Lito says helps with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD.

The result is a collection showing worlds full of animals, plants, people and technology that he shares on Instagram and Twitter. He has about 40,000 fans on Instagram and 26,000 on Twitter.

Many of the leaves tell a story, showing things like animals giving flowers to their friends or penguins putting away their umbrellas after the rain. Some also show scenes from books and movies, like E.T. and Peter Rabbit.

Lito began with cutting paper, but started using leaves in January after seeing a Spanish artist's work. Most of the leaves are green, but he used red leaves to create scenes like red foxes standing at the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine, which are known for their red-orange color.

In an interview with Maido na News, he said each project needs to be done in two hours, before the leaves begin to get dry and change color. He also said that he takes requests, wrapping up the leaves and sending them before they get dry.

Lito's pictures from My Father's Dragon, a children's book by Ruth Stiles Gannett, have been very popular — something he says he did not expect. The book is known as Elmer no Bouken, or Elmer's Adventure, in Japan.

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Vocabulary

focus - an act of concentrating on or paying attention to something

ADHD - (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) a medical condition that affects a person's ability to concentrate or stay still

scene - a part of a book, movie, etc. in which events happen in one place

request - the act of asking for something, often in a polite or formal way

wrapping - to put cloth or paper around something

Discussion

- If you were to ask Lito to cut a leaf for you, what would you get him to create? 

- Would you be interested in learning how to make kirie? Why? Why not? 

- Do you follow any artists on social media? If so, when did you first hear about them? 

- What was your favorite book as a child?

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