Chico – Stained-glass artist Elizabeth Devereaux of Chico has created sparkling windows in churches and public buildings.
She worked at Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove in Southern California, which took three years to complete. I worked with 24 karat gold and stained glass for this project. The church was owned by a famous evangelical preacher and his son took his place. Then it went bankrupt and was bought by the Catholic Church a few years ago.
Devereaux has worked with stained glass for over 50 years. She has worked for Chico as an artist for 33 years, owning a 4,000 square foot studio. It works mainly in churches and public buildings.
I worked and went to school in Marin County and grew up in Laguna Beach, where I learned about stained glass. When her children grew up, she built her own business and expanded across the country. She completed 10 projects in Michigan, two in Wisconsin, one at the University of Missouri, one in North Carolina, and two in Ontario, Canada.
She worked for Mike Wisner, director of diocese cemeteries. Wesner hired Devereaux and worked with him in a shrine.
Devereux studied painting and drawing at the Dominican University and received his Bachelor of Arts there. During her freshman year, she attended the University of Vienna in Austria and studied at the Academy of Arts in Munich, Germany in her fifth year. Then she studied Industrial Design at Long Beach State.
I married, had a family and worked for a Belgian stained glass designer.
Devereaux said the glass “appears to her.” She also loves transparency and watercolor. She also loved working with silkscreens, which led to work in stained glass.
Devereaux was a consultant to Chico Plaza. I worked in the grounds to design the fountain there and the tables and chess columns. She also worked in a church in Paradise. Most of its business is carried out in Chico.
I completed another project for Christ Church in Davis, which was completed on Tuesday. I’ve worked with Owen Jabert for 30 years.
“I’ve had great people working for me,” Devereux said. Mary Swanson worked with me. She is quick to learn. “
Devereaux’s son Chris Talant also works with her, doing technical work.