Gem Trees Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

Gem Trees Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

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6/20/2025-6/21/2025
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$100.00

Gem Trees Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

Class | Available

       

GEM TREES I - DOGWOOD WEEKEND CLAS

INSTRUCTOR: JERRI HEER
Friday 5pm to 9pm & Saturday 9am to 5pm

This class will start with the basic skills of gem tree making. Each student will then learn the steps for creating a Cherry Tree. Lab fee includes wire, leaf stones, bases and materials to make their very own Dogwood Tree. All instructions, patterns, tools and materials are provided. A large variety of additional wire, leaf and base materials will be available for purchase.

Lab Fee:$40

Est Materials Fee: $0-150

Consumables Fee: 0

Prerequisite: None

*WH TUITION: $100 Includes Breakfast and Boxed Lunch. No additional charge for lodging if taking a class, the week before or after, $60 lodging fee if needed. Please email sharon@lapidaryschool.org to arrange lodging.

 

Heer, Jerri
Jerri Heer

Jerri has been making Gem Trees since 1995. She fell into rockhounding and Lapidary Arts in the process of home-schooling her four children. The family joined the Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club and learned rock collecting, cabbing, soapstone carving, gem trees and flint knapping together. She has also studied Silversmithing, Beading, Soapstone Carving, Flintknapping and Scrimshaw.

Jerri took Gem Trees to a new level, designing her own styles and patterns, as well as developing her own techniques. She specializes in “species specific” gem trees. She has taught Gem Trees for many Gem and Mineral Clubs, local schools, and scout groups, as well as William Holland and Wild Acres. Her Gem Tree competitive exhibits have earned awards with the Rocky Mountain, Midwest and Southeast and South Central Federations, American Federation, Florida State Fair, and the Florida Strawberry Festival.

She lives in Liberty Center, Ohio and is a member of several rock clubs. Her second specialty is Seed Beading & Bead Embroidery, especially with china cabs as focal points. She also teaches Cutting China Cabs, Seed Beading and Bead Embroidery at William Holland.