Artist turns to leaf art venture after being laid off amid Covid-19

23-year-old Mary Mae Dacanay came up with a unique new source of income when she was laid off from the factory she worked at when coronavirus struck. Dacanay now turns leaves into celebrity art, which she's turned into a venture.

Updated on: Sep 04, 2020 3:12 PM IST

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay shows one of her leaf artworks, a tribute for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) front liners, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez)

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Some of Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay's leaf artworks are photographed in her home, in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay shows a portrait of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte she made out of a leaf, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay, who lost her job due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, makes portraits and illustrations out of leaves as a new source of income, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay shows an illustration of the Virgin Mary she made out of a leaf, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay shows one of her leaf artworks, a tribute to COVID-19 front liners, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay, who lost her job due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, makes portraits and illustrations out of leaves as a new source of income, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay, who lost her job due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, makes portraits and illustrations out of leaves as a new source of income, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)

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Filipino artist Mary Mae Dacanay, who lost her job due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, makes portraits and illustrations out of leaves as a new source of income, in her home in Binan, Laguna, Philippines, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez (REUTERS)