The unbaked loaves were stamped and then brought to a communal oven that all the families in the village used to bake the bread. The labels, or brands marked into a family's loaf was the only way to tell who's was who's when picking them up after baking them. This baking of the bread took a big part in Peters growing up and the custom is held dear. This is now the bread he bakes at each and every Bread and Puppet performance. Sharing this bread at the end of performances is something Peter considers sacred.
War is made up by the mind, and poverty and hunger exist through our inefficiencies.
His vision of man and God is what is most important to Peter. This is not to say however that Peter was any less inspiring with his physical art. From a very young age he excelled in sculpture, in dance, and in other arts as well. The puppets used by Bread and Puppet are all beautiful sculptures and certainly works of art in their own. Peter believes in working from what ever is around him.