botany book

The Healing Power of Lotus Leaves: A Botany Painting Book
Botany painting is an art form where you freely attach natural lotus or Bodhi tree leaves and enjoy coloring them.

Spend a relaxing artistic time at home interacting with natural leaves. Once completed, your artwork can be displayed as home decor or given as gifts to friends.

Can I do it too? There's no such thing as failure in this art.
Let your hands move freely and enjoy creating your original artwork.

The book carefully explains art materials, how to attach leaves, and coloring steps, making it easy for beginners to understand.
It also includes plenty of ideas for creating a wide range of works, such as techniques using splattering and glitter!

The interview page featuring people who have discovered botany painting and successfully integrated it into their work with yoga, color therapy, plants, and art is also a must-read.

Many original works are also introduced. The lotus and Bodhi tree leaves and their colors will surely bring you healing.

So, why don't you start botany painting too?

It's an easy, fun, natural, and new art form. The art materials can be purchased from the website introduced in the book, so you can start right away. This is for those looking for a new hobby or feeling a lack of fulfillment in their daily lives. When your hands move, your heart moves.

Workshops led by author Mitsutoshi Sugimoto are also popular nationwide!
A popular course that has attracted over 6,000 participants!
Over 15,000 followers on social media

【From the "Preface" of this book】
Botany painting was born from lotus leaves.
It is an art form where lotus leaves are pressed and dried,
then colored.
Crafts discovered during a trip to Southeast Asia
provided the inspiration.
When a large lotus leaf fit into the palms of my hands,
I had a premonition that a new form of expression was possible.
I have always loved lotuses.
Lotuses, which gracefully extend their stems through mud and bloom beautiful flowers,
offer tranquil peace
in our hectic daily lives.
There are no strict rules for botany painting,
the method of coloring lotus leaves.
Freely apply your favorite paints,
and enjoy the process to your heart's content.
I believe that "when your hands move, your heart moves. When your heart moves, you discover a new self."
Color freely and discover your own "lotus leaf art."
Introduction
Chapter 1 What is Botany Painting?
Chapter 2 What You Need
Chapter 3 Lesson 1 ~ Using Bodhi Tree Leaves and Washi Paper
Chapter 4 Lesson 2 ~ Using Bodhi Tree Leaves and Lotus Leaves
Chapter 5 Coloring Techniques
Chapter 6 Advanced Techniques ~ For More Enjoyment
Chapter 7 Voices and Works of Botany Painting Participants
Chapter 8 Tips for Displaying as Interior Art
Appendices
Arrangement of Bodhi Tree and Lotus Leaves
Coloring Tips
News from the Botany Painting Management Office