Wendy Tancock at the Vienna Bakery

In the 1990s, Wendy Tancock did a series of spectacular windows for Gay Couillard's Vienna Home Bakery on Toronto's Queen Street West.

Bill and I used to eat there regularly and fell in love with Tancock's work at first sight. I hurried to document it. When I finally met Tancock I discovered that like many artists she was not documenting her own work, so I put myself on the job. December 1993.

Here is a close up of the December 1993 window. I love how strong the paint looks on the plain brown paper. And I love the blackboard effect of the white on black.

 Wild blueberry blackberry pie, in season now. August 1994.

Real pumpkin, order now. October 1994. 

 Same window a month later with sandwich board. November 1994.

Now in season! Wild blueberry pie -- pie heaven! September 1995. 

Dial a pie! November 1995.

Dark fruitcake, rum soaked! No candied fruit.  December 1995. Note the Tancock t-shirts on the wall at the right.

Wild blueberry pie! in season now. September 1996

 a = apple, p = pie, n = num-nums. don't wait, order now. November 2000.

A picture from inside the bakery, with a wall of Wendy Tancock ceramics. Those are also Tancock's labels on the jars of jam. Thank you Wendy for a great run of window designs.