Kitchen party

“To V. or not to V.” The 3rd Act

The invitation to my birthday party read,            "To v. or not to v.?" That is the question. Come to a birthday party to celebrate my birth, rebirth and the birth…
Tray of cotton

Sow to Sew

 Last year my boulevard garden yielded, as far as I know, 100% of Canada's cotton crop. Continuing my quest to  live off the land in the city and grow "wearables"…
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Vivian Ssier Painter

        If only I had a last name that sounded fabulous spelled backwards. Arnold Issacs had such luck. In 1954 he was commissioned to create 10 dresses for a General…
Artist in Residence screenshot from Globe and Mail

Toronto Star Article “Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss”

New article on me in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/article/932594--artist-in-residence-vivian-reiss Artist in Residence: Vivian Reiss - thestar.com Outside, it is your standard, upscale red brick Annex house. Inside, it could be…

Banana Bird

   I am on the furthest eastward point of St. John US VI in a beautiful rented villa open to the sea and air on all sides. The only discordant part of…

The Birthday; A Delight At Any Age

Touring Hungary, several years ago, I had to laugh as we passed Lake Balaton. Even being used to flowery Hungarian exaggerations, the fact that Hungary is a landlocked nation, and that Lake Balaton is the…