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Ground Provisions, St. John US VI
ByVivianBuying 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 yams. They were positioned in baskets next to several varieties of potatoes. I asked the women behind the deli counter how to prepare them. As I held…
Expanding Rooftop Garden
ByVivianEven though it is still quite cold, it is time to start the cold weather crops such as lettuce. In a month or so bunches of our beautiful organic lettuce will appear in the lobby of 124 Merton Street for the tenants to take home for dinner. These giant urns will line the parapet…
No one here but us chickens!
ByVivianno one here but us chickens On the road to Crowe’s Landing ,Stoney Lake ,there is a farm wth an arresting sign: a life size soft sculpture of an old man holding a board that reads,”EGGS”. If you are lucky he isn’t holding the sign that says ‘Eggs sold out”. eggs I stopped as usual…
“Living in Full Color” in Today’s Toronto Star by Vanessa Lu
ByVivianLiving in full colour On a tree-lined street in the Annex, passersby are struck by giant corn stalks, just part of a whimsical, colourful garden that’s the brainchild of artist Vivian Reiss. You can view this story at: http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/856689–living-in-full-colour and another garden story http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/869343–artist-s-property-rental-business-is-blooming
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Radishes
ByVivianLast week in New York ,I was in a restaurant called Cascabel, www.nyctacos.com a lower east side vibe on the upper east side. Low and behold, what did I see on the menu but radishes with Mexican herbs. Of course I had to order it. They were beautiful french breakfast radishes, coated with salt pepper oil and…
Aujourd’hui “Christina” est arrivee en France!
ByVivianEarly this Spring a very stylish and beautiful woman came to my studio to buy a painting.Her name is Christina. As we looked through some of my portraits her equally stylish and handsome husband asked if I could do his wife’s portrait. Thus began the painting you see today. The next day when Christina arrived at…





