Intricate designs: Dacanay holding up her leaf art at her home in Binan, Laguna. — Reuters
When the coronavirus struck and cost Mary Mae Dacanay her factory job in the Philippines, the 23-year-old came up with a unique new source of income – turning leaves into celebrity art.
Dacanay saw her redundancy as a chance to enjoy her favourite pastime – art – but she had difficulty sourcing materials in a country that has had in place some of the world’s longest and strictest coronavirus measures.
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