“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect.“

ALICE WALKER

A clear glass vase with stained glass leaves and thin branches
A clear glass vase holding a wire branch with brown, yellow, and orange stained glass leaves against a white background.
A metal art sculpture of a branch with leaves, made of delicate, translucent stained glass, with a hand painted design against a plain background.

I work with stained glass as an object of care, preserving sacred narratives and and symbolism while shaping new stories.

Values

Samantha Yates is a glass artist based at South Square, Thornton in West Yorkshire. She uses the pseudonym Lil' Rabbitfoot for her artwork. .

Her new work has developed through sustained research into symbolic lanaguage of historic stained glass and its ability to communicate ideas and emptions beyond words.

“My research has led me to move away from purely decorative imagery toward the creation of symbolic works that explore emotion, ritual, and our relationship with the natural world.

I am drawn to the way landscapes, plants, and wildlife can be read as a symbolic language, becoming metaphors for vulnerability, resilience, hope, transformation, and renewal.

My work seeks to create quiet, contemplative objects that hold emotional resonance through symbolism. I aim to create work that encourages reflection, connection, and an awareness of the emotional and spiritual qualities of nature, whilst continuing the historic role of stained glass as a carrier of sacred narrative.”

Samantha has a unique background in Environmental Science, the Waste Management Industry and 15 years teaching Horticulture.