On Saturday March 6th, Judy Gale Roberts from Tennessee showed the group how she creates her "Intarsia". For those of you who don't know what intarsia is, the simplest description is 3D painting with various woods. the most common woods used by Judy are western red cedar, walnut and aspen. Judy pointed out to the group that western red cedar actually occurs in many shades from the  almost white sap wood to nearly as dark as walnut for old growth heart wood.

Judy went through all of the steps to create a racoon in a tree which she uses to teach an imtermediate intarsia class. Words truly are not sufficient to describe her work.  Be sure to visit her website for more examples of her pieces as well as plans that she produces.

Judy teaches a basic class, an intermediate class as well as an advanced class in her studios in Tennessee.

Gerald Jones

President