天才藝術家秋葉上作畫

Joanna Wirazka has a very interesting choice of canvas. Instead of paper or fabric， the self-taught artist from Poland paints colorful artworks on fallen autumn leaves. Her works are not only stunning to look at， but also carry a strong environmental message.

喬安娜·維拉扎卡對于畫布有個頗有意思的選擇。這名自學成才的波蘭藝術家，在飄落的秋葉上，而不是在紙質或纖維畫布上創作多彩的藝術作品。她的作品不僅看上去讓人震撼，還傳遞著強烈的環保信息。

Every autumn， Joanna puts aside her regular canvas for something thats free， readily available， and in her opinion， juts as good—fallen tree leaves. She collects them from a park near her house and places them inside a book until they are completely dry. She then paints them black using water-based acrylicpaint， before covering them with colorful landscapes inspired by bustling cities and natural sceneries alike.

每年秋天，喬安娜都會把平常用的畫布擱置在一邊，用一些免費的、現成的，在她看來一樣好用的畫布——落葉。她從家旁邊的公園把落葉拾回來，并把它們夾在書頁里直至完全變干。然后喬安娜用水溶性丙烯酸顏料把樹葉涂黑，之后將從喧囂的城市和自然風景等中得來的靈感畫在上面。

Although the artworks may be beautiful to look at， theres more to them that meets the eyes. “I want to say that we dont need to cut trees to have paper for drawing and painting，” she said. “I think its important to raise peoples awareness about the really bad condition of our planet.”

盡管這些藝術作品看起來很漂亮，但喬安娜想讓人們看到的遠不只這些。“我想說，我們不需要砍伐樹木來獲得繪畫的紙張，”喬安娜說。“我認為提高人們對地球處于惡劣現狀的意識很重要。”

Joanna painted her first tree leaf artwork on New years Eve of 2014. While most of her friends were busy getting ready for a night of partying， she spent the whole day drying， painting and drawing on fallen leaves， perfecting her technique through trial and error.

2014除夕，喬安娜繪制了第一幅樹葉藝術作品。在她大部分朋友忙著為整晚的派對做準備的時候，她整天都在烘干樹葉、上色、繪畫，反復試驗以完善技巧。

She never imagined that one day the whole world would know and care about her art， until one day， when a popular art blog picked up a photo of the very first leaf painting that she had posted on her Instagram account. It ended up going viral， and the positive feedback she got inspired her to create more leaf masterpieces.

她從來沒想過，有一天整個世界都會知道而且還關心她的作品。直到有一天，一個有名的藝術博客選用了她上傳到Instagram（圖片共享平臺）上的第一幅樹葉畫作。之后她的作品更是大受青睞，而人們積極的反饋激勵她創作出更多的樹葉巨作。