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Painters use the term "fugitive pigments" to describe those colours most prone to fading after a brief exposure to light. In Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle, poet and visual artist Jessica Hiemstra uses the idea of fugitive colour to explore the grieving process; whether her subject is a lost grandparent, language, child, painting or cat, Hiemstra renders the fleetingness of life with fine, delicate strokes. "The poet listens, tastes and remembers, senses afloat, dipping into the past and then surfacing again, drawn by a perfect but fleeting moment." -- Descant

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"Hiemstra is masterful as she blends together art, memory and sense." - St. Catharines Standard

Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle

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      Publisher: Biblioasis
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/12/2012
      ISBN13: 9781926845906, 978-1926845906
      ISBN10: 1926845900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Painters use the term "fugitive pigments" to describe those colours most prone to fading after a brief exposure to light. In Self-Portrait Without a Bicycle, poet and visual artist Jessica Hiemstra uses the idea of fugitive colour to explore the grieving process; whether her subject is a lost grandparent, language, child, painting or cat, Hiemstra renders the fleetingness of life with fine, delicate strokes. "The poet listens, tastes and remembers, senses afloat, dipping into the past and then surfacing again, drawn by a perfect but fleeting moment." -- Descant

      Trade Review
      "Hiemstra is masterful as she blends together art, memory and sense." - St. Catharines Standard

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