John & Tricia Christian

John and Tricia Christian
started Boquio Iron & Glass in 2000 bringing together the two crafts of hand forged wrought iron and stained glass, both steeped in centuries of tradition. This unique team of designer makers produces a wide range of work in wrought iron and stained glass to an extremely high standard of craftsmanship.

Tricia Christian's fused glass bowl

'Iron Age, Ice Age'
A combined form in metal & glass

BOQUIO -

It seems most likely that Boquio comes from bos kyogh, or bos kiogh, which is Cornish for snipe's dwelling, or dwelling of snipe.
Either there were once a lot of snipe there, or else Kyogh was a personal name, which would make it the dwelling of a person called Snipe.
The idea that it might mean 'dwelling in a hollow' must in theory come from the Cornish bos kew, but it seems most unlikely that this would have developed the extra vowel sound.
It might come from bos keow, dwelling of hedges.
The name is usually pronounced bo-KEE-o with the emphasis on the middle syllable.
(Thanks to Andy Norfolk for help with Cornish words -
there is a link on the LINKS page to Kernewek dre lyther -
a Cornish language website)

'The City of Truro'
Fused glass by Tricia Christian

'Incoming Tide'
A combined form in metal and glass

John Christian's 'Fish Column'