Living Color Opals and Intarsia

Living Color Opals and Intarsia I also do the jewelry!

Intarsia is a mosaic of carefully cut precious and semiprecious stones, assembled in a beautiful geometric pattern, cut in the shape of a cabochon, and ready for setting in jewelry.

I've started listing some items on Etsy, see how it goes. Working on signing and dating the backs of my intarsia piece...
03/06/2026

I've started listing some items on Etsy, see how it goes. Working on signing and dating the backs of my intarsia pieces as the artist.

More goodies! I have more time now that I am "retired".
01/29/2026

More goodies! I have more time now that I am "retired".

A nice intarsia using fire agate and dino bone. I ground down just slightly too far into the fire agate but still look...
08/27/2025

A nice intarsia using fire agate and dino bone. I ground down just slightly too far into the fire agate but still looks pretty good.

A new material! Botryoidal chalcedony. Recessed in a "specimen window" to protect it a bit. Also including: red grani...
08/27/2025

A new material! Botryoidal chalcedony. Recessed in a "specimen window" to protect it a bit. Also including: red granite, ivoryite, shattuckite, and basanite.

Newest creation, turned out quite nice! Opal, sugilite,variscite, basinite, ivoryite, cal silica, and dino bone.
05/16/2025

Newest creation, turned out quite nice! Opal, sugilite,variscite, basinite, ivoryite, cal silica, and dino bone.

I need a vote here! Which fine drusy crystal material should I incorporate into my next intarsia?
05/16/2025

I need a vote here! Which fine drusy crystal material should I incorporate into my next intarsia?

I'm retired, and revving up the lapidary fun! Here are s couple new intarsias...
05/16/2025

I'm retired, and revving up the lapidary fun! Here are s couple new intarsias...

I have created an instructional video showing how to make your own intarsia pieces! There are currently not many refere...
06/26/2023

I have created an instructional video showing how to make your own intarsia pieces! There are currently not many references showing how to do this, I had to mostly learn on my own. I have been doing it for over 25 years off and on. All you need is a flat lap and some materials, and some patience and a steady hand to make beautiful pieces you can treasure forever!

A primer for building stone intarsia using opal and other gem and semi-precious lapidary materials.

11/20/2022

Another Ethiopian opal. This one is my favorite type - you can see well into the stone.

11/20/2022

Three new Ethiopian opals cut!

New intarsia using Ethiopian opal, Sugilite, Malachite and Gem Dino Bone.
11/20/2022

New intarsia using Ethiopian opal, Sugilite, Malachite and Gem Dino Bone.

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(805) 449-1026

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