They鈥檙e starting younger all the time.

More and more young entrepreneurs are popping up in the Comox Valley.

Add Connor Purin to the list.

The 10-year-old artist is selling his wares - beautiful stained glass birds - at the upcoming Spring in Fanny Bay Plant Sale, Saturday (May 13), from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fanny Bay Community Hall.

鈥淚鈥檝e been doing this for about two years now,鈥� said Connor, who is in Grade 5 at Cumberland Elementary. 鈥淚鈥檝e been an artist since I was about six or seven.鈥�

Connor credits his grandma, Juanita, for getting him into the art of stained glass.

鈥淭he birds were actually her idea. She has a cardboard cutout of the bird and draws an outline of that with a Sharpie on the glass. Then I cut it out and grind it, and just like that, it鈥檚 a bird. I like stained glass. It鈥檚 fun, and I get to spend time with my grandma.鈥�

鈥淚 have been creating stained glass for the past 45 years, so I have enough material up there to open a store,鈥� said Juanita. 鈥淪o I got him started about two years ago. I had to come up with something really simple, because he can鈥檛 solder.鈥�

Connor鈥檚 sisters 鈥� seven-year-old Sasha, and 12-year-old Taylor 鈥� are also involved in the process.

Juanita generally gets the three of them together a couple of times a month to craft the birds.

鈥淭hey did the Christmas Craft Fair (Lewis Centre) and they did really well,鈥� said Juanita. 鈥淲e also sell them out of our home.鈥�

In addition to the birds, Connor also creates 鈥渙cean scenes鈥� on large flat rocks.

He said he hopes to make a career out of artistry, someday.

鈥淚 never really expected to make money at this. I do want to be an artist when I grow up. Making money at it is just an extra thing.鈥�

For more information on Connor鈥檚 Creations, or to place an order, call Juanita at 250-335-3454, or email jpurin@shaw.ca