Ursula Schroter

Artist and Teacher

Ursula Schroter graduated from the University of Essen, Germany with the subjects ‘Physical Education’ and ‘Arts with special emphasis on textile creation’ for teacher ship. She completed her teaching degree with a subsequent two year internship at various school types in Germany.

In 1987, she made first experiences with painting on silk. She completed seminars for Silk Painting at the University of Bochum, Germany and several classes for silk painting in the US.

Ursula has been creating fine art paintings as well as functional accessories like scarves, clothing, jewelry and home decorations or cards on various types of silk using a variety and combination of different techniques.

Since 1993 not only she has been an instructor for silk painting, but also has participated at exhibitions and in art and craft shows in different countries (Canada, California, Germany), and has sold her wearable art at retail stores and her wall art at galleries.

Ursula has been an instructor for silk painting schools and community centers. She offers group and private lessons. She is the owner of Silk Dreams.

Ursula is a member of the Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League and the San Dieguito Art Guild / Off Track Gallery, the San Diego Silk Guild and Silk Painters International.

She loves to experiment and to try new ideas on silk because of her fascination with the interaction between dyes and fabric. Most of her inspirations are drawn from nature and her environment. Her paintings include abstracts, landscapes and flowers as well as animals.

In 2018 Ursula was introduced to Alcohol Ink and started painting with this medium besides painting on silk.