"Intarsia is thought to have been developed in ... Recently, he was working on bull riders -- six commissioned by a woman who saw Smith and his art at a fall crafts fair. He worked to make each ...

But what if you want something more creative? That’s where intarsia comes in. In Hong Kong, Carolyn Yim is knitting intricate cashmere sweaters in a factory started by her grandmother.

"It's kind of like painting with wood," Roberts said. Roberts is an internationally known artist in intarsia, which is using different wood to create a mosaic-like picture. NASA commissioned her ...