My Blue Canvas: Life and Art: Memories and Meditations

Pari and her family moved to Canada from Iran following the Iranian Revolution of 1979. In addition to all the problems such immigrants face, the family had to deal with the loss of a son in an accident following his graduation. In My Blue Canvas Pari discovers and reveals how she dealt with the move and the loss through her works of art and meditations in lyric prose. She states how her Persian heritage and thirty years of living in Canada have influenced and inspired her work, a body of contemporary works of art in different media rooted in the timeless elements and aesthetics of the Persian artistic repertoire. In addition to the autobiography in poetry format, the book includes hundreds of images of paintings, jewelry, games and furniture designed by the artist. The author/artist credits her survival and success to the rich heritage of both the Iranian and Canadian cultures, and the way the two enriched her life.