ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A local artist, known as Lumi Leaves on Instagram, is captivating the community with his unique leaf art.

Ben Ioffe custom-engraves leaves with designs inspired by anything, even Rochester landmarks, such as Highland Park and Kodak. He even created a custom design for News 8 (below).

"I always liked to collect leaves. My whole life I always loved to collect leaves," he said.

Ben told us he was born in Israel and grew up in Moscow, and in both places, his fascination with leaves began. Then he moved to Rochester, where he was inspired by the many beautiful scenes and wanted to connect with them, so he started picking up leaves.

His artistic process involves collecting leaves, drying them for 4 to 6 weeks in books, and then carefully, intricately engraving them u

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