Peter Harper, professor, sculptor, American Folk Soul singer, and songwriter, lost his father to alcohol at an early age. With a keen ability to listen and empathize with people and the creative nourishment rooted in his family, Harper has transformed life’s losses into lessons and stories, delivered through seminars, sculptures, and songs.

“I can take that experience and feel like I was cheated of a father because he was never around – it’s a path that exists. Or I can say, here’s a guy who lived his life and had a profound impact on the people that he interacted with and is now gone of his own decision. Whether the alcohol controlled that or didn’t control that, whether he had a say, or didn’t have a say, it’s not really my place to say. Those were his choices.”- Peter Harper