WOODCUT
When living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sara became familiar with the legacy and work of artist Gustave Baumann (1881-1971). His woodblock prints and historic studio at the Museum of New Mexico led to her desire to explore this medium as an extension of her work printing on textiles.
East Fork in Flux, woodcut, 2016, 18 x 24 inches
Step In, woodcut, 2016, 18 x 24 inches
Divergence, woodcut, 2016, 18 x 24 inches
Current, woodcut, 2016, 18 x 24 inches
Undercurrent, woodcut, 2016, 18 x 24 inches
Channel Islands, woodcut, 2017, 18 x 24 inches
Raindance, woodcut/collage monoprint, 2016, 11 x 13 inches
Mirage, woodcut/collage monoprint, 2016, 13 x 11 inches
Plenty, woodcut monoprint, 2016, 13 x 11 inches
Blaze, woodcut/collage monoprint, 2016, 11 x 11 inches
KIMONOS
The kimonos are my response to a specific place in New Mexico, where I used to live. I drew the falls as it was, full of water. Bedrock Falls refers to the solidity of not only the geology of the falls but basic principles that anchor us to this earth. In Ghost Falls I imagine only the ghost of water moves through falls in the drought prone West. My use of the kimono form stems from it being a simple rectilinear “canvas” upon which to print and also a nod to my past studies of textile printing techniques in Japan.
CLIMATE CHANGE: WE ARE PART OF IT
This is a collaborative work by Karen R. Schroeder and Sara Woodburn. We merged our vision of trees which we both often use as inspiration with text we gathered from our readings about climate change. We were struck by the contrast between the overwhelming beauty and resiliency of nature and the devastating effects of human contributions to global temperature rise in just our lifetimes.
In the Balance, 2017, 24 x 18 inches
Embrace, woodcut/chine collé, 2018, 8 x 12 inches
Vineyard, woodcut, 2012, 16 x 20 inches
Monument Valley Pine, Reduction woodcut, 2012, 10 x 8 inches
Progression II, woodcut monoprint, 2016, 12 x 9 inches
Golden Time, woodcut/collage, 2016, 12 x 12 inches
Sunflower, woodcut monoprint, 2024,
8 x 8 inches
Pomegranate, woodcut monoprint, 2024,
10 x 8 inches
Cactus Fire, woodcut monoprint, 2024,
8 x 10 inches
QUARANTINE GARDEN SERIES: 2020-2021
In early April 2020, I started to make sketches of plants in my garden. I set out to be an observer of the things I wanted to look at closely and don’t often take as much time for, during a non pandemic life. Each day I would add a few more, along with the birds that often appeared. Since my medium is woodblock printing, the drawings became the image I carved into the wood to make the print. I was also inspired by a tiny Japanese calendar page, from April many years ago, that has perched on a shelf in my studio. I decided to make a woodcut that would be my “calendar” of quarantine for the month of April 2020. As each month passed and the pandemic spread, with social distancing, and mask wearing a daily concern, I now had a series of woodcuts and a goal of making one a month for a year.
