Baldy Mesa Studios is located in the high desert of Southern California and owned and operated by John F. Heusler, G.G.

John is an accomplished metalsmith and has been making jewelry and cutting stones for over 55 years. A St. Louis native, he owned and operated a fine jewelry store in the greater St. Louis area for 31 years. Additionally, he is a Graduate Gemologist and is well-known for his gemstone and lapidary expertise.

He has written 17 articles for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine and appeared on the cover 14 times. He currently writes about Native American artists in Native American Art magazine.

He conducts workshops around the US on lapidary techniques, including cabochons, inlay, and intarsia, as well as bullet, tongue, and sugar loaf cuts Additionally, he offers private jewelry-making instruction and structured classes.

If you have a venue and operate a maker studio capable of hosting instructional classes, please contact me to coordinate arrangements.