On Vegetables

As featured on Harris Seeds Organic 2019 Catalog

The Glass Gem Star is an original Studio Michaelino image composed entirely of organic varieties of vegetables and flowers available in the 2019 Harris Seeds.Organic Catalog. The complete “recipe” for the latest Celestial Vegetable is given below

A. Swiss Chard Whity — pg. 55
B. Basil Purple Ruffles — pg. 33
C. Ornamental Corn Glass Gem — pg. 22
D. Pepper Candy Cane Red F1 — pg. 47
E. Pepper Takara F1 — pg. 50
F. Cucamelon Mouse Melon — pg. 25
G. Tomato Toronjina F1 — pg. 62
H. Tomato Montesino F1 — pg. 63
I. Tomato INDIGO™ Blue Berries — pg. 62
J. Tomato Esterina F1 — pg. 62
K. Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset — pg. 7

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and Michael E. Tomb

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Sol Hot Gogh
Here comes the sun as a yellow Patty-Pan Squash, Hot pepper “Dancing Spirits”, Ecuadorian “Hot Lemon” Pepper and Wax Romano Pole Beans. Lots of Hostas (luv em) and the stellar core (and rays) made from a marigold that planted itself in our garden. (Thank you Vincent, we still love you so.)

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Celestial Vegetables – The Complete Collection!
From my fantasy parallel universe where every celestial object is a culinary composition made from vegetables picked fresh from my garden.

(Note several of these works (Sol Picante and Sol Hot Gogh for example) have appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning)

Editions and Pricing Coming Soon!

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Still Life with Artichoke and Herbs
Homegrown Artichoke with Lettuce Leaf Basil, Garlic Chives, Spearmint, Laurel Leaves, Tuscan Blue Rosemary and Red Petra Basil. Dish handmade by the Artist’s mother in the early 1980s. Frame homage to 19th century Chromolithographs published by James Vick & Sons.

Three Editions:Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with
Trompe L’oeil Frame: 13″ by 19″ $145
Giclée Matte Print: 13″ by 19″ $85
Paper Canvas Print: 13″ by 19″ $55

Artichokes in the Field

Three Editions:
Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with
Trompe L’oeil Frame: 13″ by 19″ $145
Giclée Matte Print 13″ by 19″ $85
Paper Canvas Print: 13″ by 19″ $55

Images are in honor of my mother. Like her sisters and my grandmother, my mother not only loved artichokes, but made a wonderful version stuffed with thin slices of romano cheese, garlic and bread. Back in those days, artichokes were in season only briefly once a year here, but it was a gloriously delicious short season.

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The Perfect Pole Bean. At least in my opinion, but let me list the ways. First, the whole plant is beautiful, but I say that about many vegetables. Seriously though, blossoms, foliage & vines and the beans themselves are among the prettiest things in the garden. Second, at my latitude in Rochester, New York, these are also prolific across the summer well into the fall and easy to grow. But again, these are pole beans, they must be given vertical space. Which means they grow well in big containers if kept well watered. Next, they are tasty, stringless and remain quite edible even when big. Finally: Trionfo Violetto is a heritage bean and one of the easiest from which to harvest seed. Just leave a few pods on the vine and come back when they are dry, Keep the seed or even whole pods in a paper sack. The seeds will keep for several years. In fact, I haven’t bought seed for this bean in about 20 years. It is perfect.

Triad of Trionfo Violetto
One Edition:
Limited to 30 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
19″ by 13″ $120

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Triumph in Violet
One Edition:
Limited to 30 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
19″ by 13″ $120

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In the Field: Trionfo Violetto
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Limited to 30 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
19″ by 13″ $120

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A gallery of images taken at Smugtown Mushrooms located in next door to the Rochester Public Market.   Smugtown offers culinary & medicinal mushrooms, growing kits and cultivation classes .  And building blocks for miniature worlds that I must capture.

Oyster Cliffs
Oyster Mushrooms growing on the sides of a block build from sawdust

Two Editions: Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
13″ by 19″ $120

Giclée Matte Print (Size Includes Border): 13″ by 19″ $85

 

Reflective Reishi
Overhead view of a shelf based farm of Reishi mushrooms

Two Editions: Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame: 13″ by 19″ $120

Giclée Matte Print: 13″ by 19″ $85

 

Oyster Single Cliff
Round Reishi Squared
Single Editions: Each limited to 30 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
12″ by 12″ $75

 

Reishi Land
Fisheye view of shelf based farms of Reishi mushrooms at Smugtown Mushrooms.

Two Editions: Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
13″ by 19″ $120

Giclée Matte Print
11″ by 18.5″ $85

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A Beautiful Miniature

Eggplant in Black & White & Purple
One Edition:
Limited to 30 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
11″ by 14″ $95

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Homegrown Homage
The Homage is to the Chromolithographs published by James Vick & Sons in many horticultural Art Journals, Monthlies and Catalogs in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.

Two Editions:Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with
Trompe L’oeil Frame: 13″ by 19″ $165

Giclée Matte Print: 13″ by 19″ $85

In the Field:Sun Gold Branch
Taken in my container garden of one of those varieties I am compelled to grow every year. Sun Gold joined my personal canon of Tomato varieties about 15 years ago, joining Moreton Hybrid and Principe Borghese as a favorite.

One Edition:
Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
9″ by 13″ $85

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Still Life for Salsa
With Homegrown Jalapeno and Banana Peppers, Tomatillos, Heirloom & Sungold Tomatoes, Shallots and Cuban Oregano. Frame homage to 19th century Chromolithographs published by James Vick & Sons.

Two Editions:Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with
Trompe L’oeil Frame: 13″ by 19″ $165

Giclée Matte Print: 13″ by 19″ $85

In the Kitchen: Pepper Jars (Version 2014):
Peppers fermenting for Homemade Hot Sauce with Pineapple Drinking Glass from The Imperial, Pepper Mill from The Good Company, Wooden Flowers for Marcia, Sunflower and Martini Glass Oil Paintings by Max, Biscotti Jar from Aunt Cynthia, Cookbooks from Diana, Cookbook by Paul Prudhomme, Eclipse Wooden Art from Mexico, Decorative Vegetables Bottles from Vicki, Handmade Cutting board by Kyle, Cat Grass for the Guys, and Sun Catcher made in Corning.
Two Editions:
Limited to 25 Signed Prints

Giclée Matte on Backing Board with Trompe L’oeil Frame
13″ by 19″ $165

Giclée Matte Print
11″ by 18.5″ $85

In the Kitchen: Pepper Jar (Version 2013):
Peppers (Cayenne, Jalapeno and Anaheim) from Susan B. Rawleigh, Oil Paintings by Max and other items.

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