ABOUT YVETTE

WHY I WORK WITH GLASS

Hi, I am Yvette Marie Connor and I have been making art since I was a child. I started working with glass shortly after I married my present husband in 2002. We did a remodel in our living room and there was a narrow section of window leftover, next to the porch. It looked like a perfect spot for something unique, like a stained glass.  I took the measurements and we went into the Stained Glass of Marin store in Novato, hoping someone would make us something pretty to put into that space.  We spoke to Mary Paige, the owner of the shop, and she suggested that I try making one myself using the copper-foil method for stained glass. I drew a design, and she taught me how to make something beautiful. I was hooked!

Since then, I have been designing and fabricating stained glass pieces of all shapes and sizes, for gifts, commissions, and for my home.  Several of my pieces have been shown, and one sold, in the Marin County Fair.

I also use another process to make things out of glass called “fusing”, which requires a kiln.  I also work on my fused pieces at the Stained Glass of Marin studio.  I entered a complex fused glass wall piece recently at the Marin County Fair and won an Honorable Mention ribbon. It is fun to be recognized.  These fused glass pieces make great gifts because they are beautiful, useful, and affordable.