Rarely, rarely, com'st thou spirit of delight (Shelley) by Peter Furlonger

Crystal cylinder 11cm diam x 18cm high

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peter Furlonger is a practising lettering artist, calligrapher and glass engraver. He currently lives in a small wooden hut in the wilderness of Northumberland, surrounded by trees and animals both bipedal and quadrupedal, domestic and wild.

Peter Furlonger’s interest in calligraphy crew out of his preoccupation with drawing when he was studying fine art 1963 - 1977. He then commenced a study of calligraphy, and discovered the work of Edward Johnson and Graily Hewitt, and a little later, Eric Gill, and he began an exploration of the different media and manifestations of lettering art.

His work can be seen in the following public collections:

Victoria & Albert Museum

National Museum of Scotland

Northlands Creative , Wick, Scotland

Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

Sunderland Museum

British Glass Foundation, Stourbridge