Cutting China Cabs: Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

Cutting China Cabs: Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

Class | Available

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7/5/2025 (one day)
9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST on Sat
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$100.00

Cutting China Cabs: Weekend Class - Jerri Heer

Class | Available

CUTTING CHINA CABS: WEEKEND CLASS  

INSTRUCTOR: JERRI HEER

 

Saturday 9 to 5

 

 

This is a one-day crash course in cutting china. We’ll look at different types and shapes of china, porcelain,

pottery, and more. You will then learn to grind and smooth the edges for jewelry purposes. Each student will cut

several pieces and then finish their cabs into useable shapes. Full protective gear is provided.

 

Class Fee: $45

Est Materials Fee: $0+

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 info@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.