Intarsia is a form of artwork believed to have originated in the 14th century and flourished during that period. Howere, because intarsia was so labor intensive, it was primarily found in the homes of the very elite

Over time, intarsia intarsia became a lost art; however in recent years, due to the modernization of man and equipment, intarsia again had become extremly popular, due to Judy Gale Roberts and other intarsia artists.

A Intarsia will vary in the number of pieces from as few a twelve upward to well over 500. Each piece is hand cut using a bandsaw, or scroll saw, handsanded and shaped to match the next adjoing piece and glued to a luan backing.