Inspired by the luminous leporellos of artist/writer/poet/essayist Etel Adnan (1925-2021), I invited eleven artists to make their own and curated the exhibition Unfolding Vision Leporellos and Corresponding Work Vol. 1. Although I did not put my own work in the show, I made leporellos as well, in my own studio, to better understand what the artists were up against.
Leporellos allow me to experiment with combinations of media on a smallish scale in an unrestrained and unencumbered way. In some cases they have become a prelude to larger works.
A pdf of my current leporello inventory is available. Here is a limited selection.
Two-sided Leporellos
2023-2024
Various dimensions and media on Arches Huile
Hiding in Plain Sight 2, 2023
Watercolor on folded Arches paper, Japanese paper cover, fabric, pin
6 x 4 inches
Hiding in Plain Sight 2, 2023 (Wrapped & closed with fabric)
Hiding In Plain SIght, 2023 (Front, Wrapped with fabric & pinned closed)
Hiding in Plain Sight, 2023 (Open, front)
Charcoal, ink, watercolor on Arches Huile
Various
Hiding in Plain Sight 2023 (Back)
Asymmetrical folded paper, ink, charcoal, watercolor, collage
Varies between 3 and 4 inches High x 14 inches Wide
A Happy Memory Lasts a Lifetime, 2023
Two-sided leporello (accordion book) Watercolor on paper
6 x 4 in closed 6 x 24 inches open
(Open, front)
A Happy Memory Lasts a Lifetime, 2023(Open, back)
Side two
Cycladic Reverie, 2023
Oil on Arches Huile
13 x 11 inches closed; 13 x 100 inches open
(Open, front)
Cycladic Reverie, 2023
(Open, Back)
Ode To Haida Gwaii #1, 2024
Wood, watercolor on Arches Huile
10.25 x 6.75 in closed
10.25 x 80 in open
Ode to Haida Gwaii #1, 2024 (Open, front)
Ode To Haida Gwaii #1, 2024 (Open, back)
On the Eve of a 3-Day Pause for Polio Vaccine in Gaza/August 31, 2024
Cloth wrap, oil on Arches Huile
5 x 6.5 in closed
5 x 40 in open
On the Eve of a 3-Day Pause for Polio Vaccine in Gaza; Aug 31, 2024
(Open, front)
On the Eve of a 3-Day Pause for Polio Vaccine in Gaza, Aug 31, 2024
(Open, back)
Poppies, Vol 1, 2024
Cloth wrap, oil on Arches Huile
8 x 6.5 in closed
8 x 40 in open
Poppies, Vol 1, 2024
(Open, front)
Poppies, Vol 1, 2024
(Open, back)
2 Sides to Every Story, 2023
Wood covers, oil, watercolor on Arches Huile
9.25 x 6.75 in closed
9.25 x 72 in open
2 Sides to Every Story, 2023
(Open, front)
2 Sides to Every Story, 2023
(Open, back)