The Masterpiece in the Leaf Pile

I'm a big fan of crafts that begin with dead leaves, especially if the leaves come from my yard. (Special note to the Lincoln Community School and Martha Stewart: My leaves are your leaves. Take whatever you want.) It's amazing what some artists can do with a dead leaf, an iron and a little wax paper, particularly if the artists are 5 years old and there's a grown-up present to make sure the kids don't iron their hands. The effect is, I'm pretty sure, what Henri Matisse was always trying to a...