Connie St. Romain is pictured with her fused glass art at her shop Petite Rouge Antiques in Grand Coteau. Paying attention in Mass was always a difficult childhood feat for Connie St.
Romain. Really, how could anyone expect a kid to listen to the priest when the sun's rays were casting colors on the walls through the church's stained glass windows? Then, there were the windows, themselves. Each of the stories they told dazzled in reds, blues and yellows.
"I was so enthralled with all the color on the walls and the glass," St. Romain said. "And I just loved all the deep, rich colors, you know? That's where it all really began.
" Which is why sunbeams splash color on the walls of her Grand Coteau antiques shop, Petite Rouge. But there's a difference. The glass in St.
Romain's shop isn't leaded within her windows. It hangs from wooden frames in the form of crosses, mosaics, cardinals, mobiles and chimes, each a collection of colors fused into a single piece. Fused glass art created by Connie St.
Romain hangs in her shop, Petite Rouge Antiques in Grand Coteau. That's right — fused. It's not a new art form by any means, especially for St.
Romain, who has been created fused glass pieces for 15 years. Still, it's an art form that has a way of catching visitors' attention. How could it not when they, too, find themselves covered in color upon walking through Petite Rouge's front door? St.
Romain opened the shop 28 years ago, filling it not only with antiques but her own handcrafts, .
