ABOUT

So where to start on this whirl wind journey to where we are today. I'll start at the very beginning where a family of 4 plus a couple of cats moved down to Cornwall from Buckinghamshire almost 30 years ago, living in a beautiful farmhouse with stunning views out to sea and endless country side, back then I didn't have a single creative bone in my body and wanted to be a zoo keeper or Indiana Jones.

 

Jump forward and I went down the child care route when I left school and worked in a number of local nurseries for 15 years, that's when the creative side of me came out, I loved it and seeing the children grow and develop, but after a troublesome year I decided I needed more time for family and we also got Buddy our Romanian rescue dog and they take up a lot of your spare time. My sister Hannah from Beau Nidol gave me the opportunity to change profession and work for her so that I was able to have the home, work life balance. So I took the leap and joined her and Mum Julie at Beau Nidol. I fell in love with the job, cutting glass, creating fused glass art, meeting people on workshops, where the regulars soon became friends, also talking with customers new and old, I loved it (I'm a talker) and the fact I could take my two children to school and walk the dog before work without getting up at an unsociable hour was just a game changer.

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But the sister didn't stop there when it came to giving her big sister life changing opportunities. After a year at the shop the opportunity of opening up a new unit where I, alongside Julie could have larger workshops, parties, children's workshops and much more came up. This meant fused glass could be more accessible to everyone. Without the distraction of serving customers at Teylu we are able to offer classes for the younger generation plus make it accessible for everyone with soace for wheelchairs and having a variety of workshops such as no cutting. 

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So out of this Teylu (family in Cornish) Glass was born....