contemporary art internation
Upon his return from the USA in 1969 he established his own small glass studio at Morar in the Highlands of Scotland ; a Glass Department at Hornsey College of Art ( Middlesex University ); and in 1976 the London Glassblowing Workshop in an old towage works on the Thames at Rotherhithe . Now based in thriving Bermondsey Street , Peter shows no signs of slowing down despite finding himself approaching his 80s .
Of course , it would be somewhat expected for Peter ’ s works to mellow with age , from angry and experimental to gentle and formulaic . Not so . Weapons of Mass Destruction , featured on TV and sparked headlines , as did a recent large installation called Memories – a wall of red poppies which paid a fitting tribute to those who have lost their lives in conflict .
Away from the furnace Peter ’ s life is just as frenetic . He has written several books , received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Bradford , become an Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers , sat on the Board of the International Glass Art Society and been given the Freedom of the City of London .
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