Books by Peter Parkinson

Peter Parkinson studied Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art and began a career as an art college lecturer. In 1980 he became a "born again blacksmith" and initiated a BA [Hons] Metals degree course including studies in blacksmithing. In 1992 he set up his own practice as an artist blacksmith. He regularly writes articles for Artist Blacksmith magazine, the journal of the British Artist Blacksmiths Association, and for similar journals in America. He is the author of The Artist Blacksmith [Crowood].