Within my artistic research, I use domestic objects as a cultural lens to explore relationships, both personal and economic. I often refer to the dining table and view it as a platform for interaction--from conversation to negotiation. I set this table and the exhibition space strategically to examine desire, etiquette, and the power of objects in our lives as totems and commodities. Often, I explore lineage, ritual, and practice within objects that are gendered and classed, like fine china, which has both feminine and upper-class connotations. My last name—Haviland—is the name of a china manufacturer and assisted in leading me to fifteen years of considering fine china within my work. My artwork straddles the boundaries between printmaking and installation-performance. I make many small prints or large malleable prints that are installed together and overwhelm the gallery. Printmaking and the multiple allow me to reference the reiteration of objects and ideas in our culture.