Leaf Art

I think that I shall never see 

A poem lovely as a tree. 

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest 

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; 

A tree that looks at God all day, 

And lifts her leafy arms to pray; 

A tree that may in Summer wear 

A nest of robins in her hair; 

Upon whose bosom snow has lain; 

Who intimately lives with rain. 

Poems are made by fools like me, 

But only God can make a tree.
~ Joyce Kilmer

Trees... where wood we be without them?! My family has a deep connection with the tree; my father was a lumberjack, my brother is a carpenter and my husband has worked in the pulp and paper industry his entire career. Throughout the month of January I will be profiling various art forms and images which are associated, in one way or another, with the tree.

Instead of using paper, artist Lorenzo Durán uses leaves to make papercut art. If you think about how delicate a leaf is, you can imagine how challenging and intricately painstaking each piece must be to create.

Hope you enjoyed these :) I think they are stunning!

Fyi: Did you know that January 3rd is Fruitcake Toss Day?!!