Melissa Haviland News

In the Fall, I approached Replacements, Ltd. about the possibility of working with them as an Artist in Residence.

Founded in 1981 by Bob Page, Replacements, Ltd. is a distributor of china, flatware, crystal, etc.
They have over 13 million items in their stocks, representing over 300,000 patterns spanning over 100 years. Replacements buys and resells these items, pairing the buyer with the missing piece of their family china…

I have been referring to their website and purchasing items of china through them for about 5 years. In the summer of 2009, I began to visit their store front in Greensboro, North Carolina. They offer a tour of the facility, which after moments of experiencing–made me realize that I needed a deeper look…

The Replacements staff responded very positively to my inquiry, meeting with me in February to begin discussions of how this relationship could develop. I was then able to spend my first full days at their store in March 2010.

in the stacks at Replacements, Ltd.

In 2009, I was fortunate enough to receive an
Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence award.

This award allowed me to create “Contemplating a Need for Indulgence”,
improve my studio space, and to assist me in acquiring the materials needed
to begin the current body of print work.

currently untitled (from a series of 10 prints), serigraphy and graphite, 11" x 11", 2010

The current print series will debut in the exhibition “Brand” at the
Southern Graphics Council Conference in Philadelphia in March 2010.
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