Ursula Schneider

Hanga Woodcuts

Each edition is printed in my studio on Japanese handmade paper. The editions range from ten to thirty.

I began making woodcuts in 1988 using traditional oil inks. I was inspired by Ansei Uchimas’s Hanga woodcuts, in particular his luminous colors and their transparency.

Hanga is a Japanese woodcut print technique. The final print is the result of printing several carved blocks, some containing multiple areas of color.

The colors are water-based paints brushed on to the block. Damp paper is laid on the block and hand-rubbed with a baren. Barens are round, flat disks made of wood, plant fibers, plastic or metal. These are used to create different printing effects.

Hudson River Paintings

The paintings are painted with pure pigments and urethane on panels made of nylon and urethane. In 1997 Ursula Schneider began to experiment. She developed a technique for making her painting supports. She produced panels that were strong, flexible, absorbent as well as translucent. The panels are made of four layers of sheer nylon fabric. These are laminated with urethane, a high-grade acrylic binder. She has been painting on these panels since 1998 and is currently working on large-scale paintings of four by eight feet. The paintings can be rolled for storage and they can be transported in tubes.

Installation:The paintings of long and narrow formats are stretched between two wall mounted metal brackets. The large-scale paintings are mounted with Velcro.

This method and product is unique.

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