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Born in Wiltshire, England, 6/6/51, the son of an R.A.F. family. As a child he traveled widely, including Singapore and the Far East. After boarding school, Colleges of Further Education and Technical College he was accepted for Hons. Degree at Camberwell College of Art, London. From there to Brighton University for his Post Graduate Teaching Qualification and then to his first teaching post in Hornsea on the East Yorkshire Coast. His next post took him into the private sector as Head of Art, Craft and Technology at a school in Essex, then, after six years he returned to the state sector, a brief one year contract at Grimsby and then took early retirement due to ill health after his final five year post as Head of Art, Craft and Design at a High School in Suffolk. During this time he had also become qualified as an Advanced Clay Shooting Instructor, Archery Leader, Ski Leader, Canoeist, and Sailor. His skills now encompassed teaching all of the fine arts, drawing, painting in many mediums, ceramics and sculpture, woodcarving, mixed crafts, taxidermy and more. His interests also include a wide taste in music, he makes and plays certain folk instruments, cooking, swimming and angling, natural history, photography and travelling. Although partially disabled in 1994 his early retirement marked the start of a new life. He became single again, after 18 years of marriage, traveled a little and then settled in a little fisherman’s cottage on the coast at Bridlington , East Yorkshire. He was now able to concentrate on his spiritual and creative growth and has developed his writing of poetry, novels and short stories as well as his painting and craftwork. In 2004 he emigrated to a beautiful location in Aveyron France and started a new adventure. Here he built a gallery, studios and chambers d’ hotes on the banks of the River lot. A story in itself and worth viewing on his website peterwoodarts.com