Screenshot from Globe and Mail

Vivian’s bedroom: where she dreams her dreams

Vivian Reiss's bedroom: where she dreams her dreams Read this article on the Globe and Mail website By DEIRDRE KELLY From Saturday's Globe and Mail For the last 25 years,…
August 25, 2011
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…
May 4, 2011
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"…
March 15, 2011
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…
February 4, 2011
Yams and shells

Ground Provisions, St. John US VI

Buying groceries at the local supermarket named Starfish, I was also perusing the aisles for local fare. The only thing I came up with were basketfuls of tubers; tania, local sweet potatoes and…
January 25, 2011

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…
January 23, 2011