http://melissahaviland.com artist | printmaker Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:40:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Dinner Music" is a collaborative video by David Colagiovanni and Melissa Haviland.  It is a ten-minute visual and sound composition of a full set of fine china breaking on a large dining table.  "Dinner Music" will be edited from slow motion video and audio footage collected in July 2011 and ... http://melissahaviland.com/dinner-music/ [caption id="attachment_225" align="alignnone" width="486" caption=""Happy..." & "Between two kisses...", digital prints, 20" x 16""][/caption] This series uses all the china in stock at Replacements, Ltd. in October 2010 whose pattern name was ‘Melissa’.  The images examine my relationship with china tableware and its associated etiquette and class structures.  They also examine ... http://melissahaviland.com/the-melissa-portraits/ 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_188" align="alignnone" width="574" caption=""Syzygy--Tea Tides 1 & 2", 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) [caption id="attachment_184" align="alignnone" ... http://melissahaviland.com/syzygy-tea-tides/ [caption id="attachment_207" align="alignnone" width="614" caption=""Table Meditation 1 & 2", wood engraving, chine colle, & screen print, 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 ... http://melissahaviland.com/india-prints/ [caption id="attachment_214" align="alignnone" width="614" caption=" "she is learning to use her inside voice IV & III", lithography & 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. ... http://melissahaviland.com/she-is-learning-to-use-her-inside-voice/ [caption id="attachment_210" align="alignnone" width="614" caption=""Everyday China (obsess)", inkjet and charcoal on paper; 19.25” x 19.25”, 2007 & "Everyday China (foundation)", inkjet and 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 ... 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/