The Rooftop Gardener – Christmas card greeting by Diz Jeppe

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The artist, Diz Jeppe, comments on what inspired her to create this work.

This is – obviously – a Soviet influenced poster. Stylistically, it was inspired by a Soviet Art and Architecture history course, but the artwork is from an original drawing of mine. As far as I can tell, rooftop gardens didn’t exist in early Soviet years, but had they been there they might have helped supplement the needs of the urban population during crippling food shortages.

I study architecture and I also garden and cook as much as I can. I get great satisfaction from all three activities, which increasingly influence each other. Emphasis for architects is always on sustainability, and what is more sustainable than composting and growing your own food?