The Art of Intarsia with John Heusler

Graduate Gemologist John Heusler is coming back to Texas for an in-depth introduction to the art of intarsia! In this three day deep dive, we'll learn how to combine different stone and metal materials to create our own unique statement cabochons. John will show us how to choose materials that work well together, special considerations in cutting and polishing combined materials, best practices for adding metal, and more. This versatile technique will help you maximize your studio resources too, since it's the perfect way to make use of broken cabs in your stash and stretch expensive material by using smaller amounts in combination with other rough.

This workshop is open to all levels from beginner to advanced! Beginners will learn everything they need to know to get started with this type of intarsia and will leave with at least one completed cabochon (and probably more). Students with prior lapidary experience may be able to complete more pieces or create more complex designs. Best of all, because we're limiting registrations to eight seats, every student will have their own lapidary rig (no sharing!) with plenty of supporting equipment (trim saws, dop pots, etc.) to limit wait times. As an added bonus, the entire class will be recorded and you'll get 30 days access to the same videos our online participants will get... at no additional cost!

This is a 3-day event, Friday - Sunday Nov. 14-16 from 9:30am to 5:00pm each day.

Go here for an in-studio seat:
https://www.makeryarts.com/products/intarsia-with-john-heusler-fall25

Go here for an ONLINE seat:
https://www.makeryarts.com/products/intarsia-online-fall25

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