Steppe Folk Felted Wool Fridge Magnet

Four small paintings, made in wool instead of paint, about the size of a playing card.

Each one is needle-felted onto a thick felt pad: the sky laid down first, then the ground, then every figure worked in on top so it stands slightly proud of the surface. The same technique as the large pieces, done at three inches across, which is the harder way round.

Two of the four show the same yurt in different weather, which is the pleasure of the set — one camp, seen twice.

Yurt in Snow — a white ger on deep snow under a blue sky, roof ropes crossed in black over the dome, a dark doorway and a small finial at the crown, with a folk flower in red and gold opening overhead like a firework.
Grazing Flock — five black-faced sheep heads down in summer grass, an orange sun low on the left and three birds crossing the blue.
Rainbow Hills — two bands of hill, lime over deep green, scattered with red and yellow blooms, three sheep between them and a rainbow rising out of the ridge.
Yurt at Dusk — the same white ger at the end of the day, under a sky banded pink and olive with the sun gone low and rust-colored. Three sheep settled on the ground in front of it, a river curling grey behind them.

A magnet sheet is set into the back, flush and full width, so it holds on a fridge door without sliding. Made from New Zealand wool.