http://melissahaviland.com artist | printmaker Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:13:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pattern of Refinement, incorporates drawing, printmaking, sculptural objects, performance, and viewer participation.  This series consists of the installation of three circular, mixed-media drawings (Cyclical Pattern, Mingled Pattern, & Pattern of Refinement) and their accoutrements, displayed on the floor in the exhibition space.  This work draws the viewers’ attention to obsession and ... http://melissahaviland.com/pattern-of-refinement/ [caption id="attachment_147" align="alignnone" width="200" caption=""Contemplating a Need for Indulgence," tent form, velvet cushion, flocked wallpaper, black sand, tea set; 2009"][/caption] Contemplating a Need for Indulgence is a large installation paying tribute to the aesthetics of the classic Victorian parlor.  A tent form at the far end of the space acts as ... http://melissahaviland.com/contemplating-a-need-for-indulgence/ [caption id="attachment_158" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=""Syzygy (tea tides) 1," graphite, collage, & gold leaf on board, 6" x 6", 2009"][/caption] Within this phase of my artistic work, I am visually examining the rhythm of one daily ritual that revolves around a single Haviland china teacup and its saucer. (48 drawings total) http://melissahaviland.com/syzygy-tea-tides/ [caption id="attachment_161" align="alignnone" width="205" caption=""Table Meditation 2," wood engraving, serigraphy, and chine colle, 15" x 20", 2008"][/caption] The India Prints series includes two sets of four prints that began as wood engravings blocks completed during a Artist Residency at Artspace India in Kolkata in November 2007. The Rupees series was directly inspired ... http://melissahaviland.com/india-prints/ [caption id="attachment_116" align="alignnone" width="225" caption=""she is learning to use her inside voice VIII," lithography and serigraphy, 15" x 20", 2007"][/caption] Within this series of lithography and serigraphy prints, I focused on the refinement of restraint in image and in practice.  They are representations of vintage hankies, quietly hanging.  The backgrounds are ... http://melissahaviland.com/she-is-learning-to-use-her-inside-voice/ [caption id="attachment_88" align="alignnone" width="400" caption=""Everyday China (foundation)," charcoal on paper, 19.25” x 26.5”, 2007"][/caption] My ongoing drawing series, Everyday China, set the foundation for the Pattern of Refinement work.  The charcoal self-portraits look at class structure through family upbringing, questioning my connection in name to the Haviland China industry.  They wonder, ... http://melissahaviland.com/everyday-china/ [caption id="attachment_83" align="alignnone" width="400" caption=""Indentured Threats," porcelain & aluminum rod, varies, 2005"][/caption] The following images are from the body of work, Choose Your Weapon, a combination of sculptural objects and charcoal drawings.  Within this body of work, I have converted objects into weapons or armor for use in battles between the ... http://melissahaviland.com/choose-your-weapon/