• Ines creates contemporary pieces using the ancient technique of hand felting
• She lives and works on a sheep farm where she sources all her natural materials
• Continuous research led her to spend time with the nomads in Kyrgyzstan

Ines Schertel received a phone call from a friend in the early 2000s telling her about a fantastic piece of land in the south of Brazil. Ines was living in the buzz of São Paulo at the time, working in the prominent art scene. She and her husband felt so intrigued by the offer that they decided to buy it immediately. What started out as a hobby farm became a full time project. They started running sheep to make the land productive and, after the annual shearing, Ines would look at the wool fibre and feel compelled to work the material. That is how she started experimenting with felting and wool. Today, Ines lives and works at the farm where she also runs her creative workshop and makes a varied selection of felt decorative items.