A leaf by Du Wanli, carved with the shapes of 12 Chinese zodiac animals. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] With a pen and a small knife, Du Wanli, 64, brings life to fallen leaves by carving them ...

A complete life may be one ending in so full an identification with the notself that there is no self left to die. —Bernard Berenson At 94, the great “B.B.” had been failing for more than a year.

Why settle for a postcard of the Mona Lisa, when you could have a hand-carved leaf engraved with her mysterious face? Making art with leaves isn’t a new idea, but several online purveyorshave taken ...