Peter Schell has a masters degree in Art Education from Columbia Teacher's College and a BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Oregon. He has also studied traditional skills at the Tracker School in New Jersey and has done several years of research on skills including natural cordage, wild edibles, hide tanning, and flintknapping. Peter has taught workshops at the Manhattan Country School, The Center for Book Arts and Camp Herlick in Putnam County. Peter works as a sculptor, does collaborative work with Roni Gross Design, and maintains an acupuncture practice in Manhattan.