DAVID, GIDEON and TOBY PETERSON Photo shoot: St. Clairs, 8th December 1999

David Peterson became interested in working with metal in his first job at a Cardiff Steelworks. Now a leading artist, blacksmith and sculptor he owns the Myfryfa Peterson Studio Partnership with sons Toby and Gideon. From the steelworks he went to art college, before working for MGM on 2001: A Space Odyssey. he returned to Wales to teach at Newport and Dyfed art colleges but now runs the studio, which produces distinctive work, much of it rooted in Welsh life. The dragon on Welsh stamps, the Bafta Cymru statuette, the statue of Llewellyn ap Gruffudd at Llandovery and the Millennium Beacon are just some of their achievements.

DAVID PETERSON Place and date of birth: Cardiff 1944 Main Occupation: Artist / Blacksmith First Language: English Other languages: French Lived in Wales: Always

GIDEON PETERSON Place and date of birth: Newport 1971 Main Occupation: Artist / blacksmith First language: English Other languages: None Lived in Wales: Always

TOBY PETERSON Place and date of birth: London 1966 Main occupation: Designer / metalsmith First language: English Other languages: Learning Welsh Lived in Wales: Always.