I made these three new leafages with seeds that dropped from the sycamore trees in my backyard in Mattituck on the North Fork of Long Island.You may remember them as “helicopters” or “whirligigs” from your childhood; you may remember pressing them on the bridge of your nose, secured by the stickiness of the seeds. I […]
A leafage designed for a book cover and poster–a gesture of friendship to Alon Goshen-Gottstein.
I’d forgotten about this project and about the odd bookcrossing site, where people leave books around the world for others to find, but I really like the bookplate I created for them. I wish it was still available. I donated the original to them for auction but I never heard whether anybody wanted it enough to bid on […]
A summer or two ago, I visited Emily’s homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, took leaves from her garden and mingled them with her verse to make a new series of leafages. Here is an excerpt from “The Diary of Emily Dickinson” integrated into a leaf from one of the flower beds in her garden. This is “Emily’s […]
Leaves can be immortal: there are some that don’t crumble or change color or disintegrate like most others Some are like leather or wood and can stand up to me writing write all over them. These are “autograph” leaves from Hawaii. I was at a lucid dreaming conference and decided to take notes on these […]
Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…
Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.
