A Japanese artist who creates detailed designs on fallen leaves says the process gives the leaves new life and also helps keep him healthy. 

一位在落叶上进行详细设计的日本艺术家表示，这一过程赋予了树叶新的生命，也有助于保持他的健康。 

The artist goes by the name Lito. He did not want to share his full name for personal reasons. Lito likes to cut, or carve, many different leaf designs. Examples of his work include a frog holding an umbrella, animals jumping happily, Japan’s famous Mount Fuji and ocean waves. 

这位艺术家的名字叫 Lito。出于个人原因，他不想透露自己的全名。利托喜欢切割或雕刻许多不同的叶子图案。他的作品包括撑伞的青蛙、快乐跳跃的动物、日本著名的富士山和海浪。

Lito began making his leaf art in 2020. Now, he has many fans around the world who discovered his designs on social media. 

Lito 于 2020 年开始创作叶子艺术。现在，他在世界各地拥有许多粉丝，他们在社交媒体上发现了他的设计。 

He recently told reporters from The Associated Press that his work also gives him peaceful feelings to help deal with a health issue. The condition Lito struggles with is called attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. People with ADHD can experience difficulties such as mental focus, directing attention and organizing and controlling urges. 

他最近告诉美联社记者，他的工作也给他带来平静的感觉，有助于解决健康问题。利托所患的病症被称为注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）。患有多动症的人可能会遇到精神集中、注意力集中、组织和控制冲动等困难。

The 38-year-old Lito said that in addition to helping him deal with his own issues, he hopes his art can give other people enjoyment as well. 

38岁的利托表示，除了帮助自己处理自己的问题外，他希望自己的艺术也能给别人带来享受。 

Lito likes working at night. In a demonstration of his process, he showed that he first treats several leaves with a chemical to keep them from drying out. Then, he chooses the one he wants to work on and places it on a cutting surface. 

利托喜欢在晚上工作。在演示他的过程时，他首先用化学物质处理几片叶子，以防止它们变干。然后，他选择他想要加工的一个并将其放在切割表面上。 

He begins by making a design on the leaf with a pen. He then uses a special design knife to cut the leaf. As he works slowly and carefully, one leaf begins to take the shape of a frog carrying an umbrella. 

他首先用笔在叶子上进行设计。然后他用一把特殊设计的刀来切割叶子。当他缓慢而小心地工作时，其中一片叶子开始呈现出一只撑着雨伞的青蛙的形状。

Some of Lito’s more complex creations on a single leaf can take more than eight hours to complete. He said he likes to finish a leaf in one sitting. His leaf-cutting works include titles such as Scrolls of Frolicking Animals, Leaf Aquarium, and Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa. He often uses animals as his subject and each piece includes some of hisown personal elements. 

利托在一片叶子上创作的一些更复杂的作品可能需要八个多小时才能完成。他说他喜欢一次吃完一片叶子。他的切叶作品包括《动物嬉戏图卷》、《叶子水族馆》和《富士三十六景：神奈川冲浪里》等。他经常以动物为题材，每件作品都包含一些他自己的个人元素。

Since his childhood, Lito says he has had high levels of concentration and patience. But no matter how hard he tried, he felt he could not meet expectations of behavior at school and work. He also struggled to understand others' feelings and to avoid conflict. 

利托说，自童年起，他就拥有高度的专注力和耐心。但无论他如何努力，他都觉得自己无法达到学校和工作中行为的期望。他还努力理解他人的感受并避免冲突。

After years of difficulty, he went to a hospital at age 30 and was told he has ADHD, a diagnosis he felt explained why he has always done things differently. 

经过多年的困难后，他在 30 岁时去了一家医院，被告知自己患有多动症，他认为这一诊断解释了为什么他总是以不同的方式做事。 

Lito said he saw no reason to force himself to do things the same way as other people. So, he decided to change his way of living. 

利托说，他认为没有理由强迫自己像其他人一样做事。于是，他决定改变自己的生活方式。 

In early 2020, Lito learned about the art of leaf cutting. He saw it as the perfect use of his patience and concentration. 

2020 年初，Lito 学习了剪叶艺术。他认为这是对他的耐心和专注的完美运用。

Word of his skill has spread far across social media, and he has published books on his leaf-cutting work. And almost every month, he holds a showing of his art in different places in Japan. 

他的技艺在社交媒体上广为传播，他还出版了有关他的剪叶作品的书籍。几乎每个月，他都会在日本不同的地方举办自己的艺术展。 

"If I can make people happy by doing what I am doing, I want to do more. That's my driving force for what's next," Lito said. 

“如果我能通过做我正在做的事情让人们快乐，我想做更多。这是我下一步的动力，”利托说。