Ursula von Rydingsvard: Sculpting the Echoes of Experience Born in Germany during a tumultuous period – 1942, a year etched in history by war and displacement – Ursula von Rydingsvard’s life has been profoundly shaped by experiences that resonate deeply within her art. Her early years were marked by instability and upheaval; the family, comprised of Polish and Ukrainian peasant farmers, navigated the horrors of Nazi occupation, enduring forced labor and ultimately immigrating to Plainville, Connecticut, in 1950. This formative period, characterized by hardship and a constant awareness of vul…