Piotr

is about five foot nothing and seems to be everywhere at once. He has spiky, cropped blonde hair, a result of the fact if left to grow long it rapidly turns into an unmanageable bunch of knots. If he's not at a task requiring special clothing he normally wears stout boots, 'cargo' trousers, one of an number 'character' T-shirts and a 'swat' vest. Within the many pockets he carries much candy and sugar cubes. As often as not he is covered in the muck and grime of whatever his current project is, working for days? at a time without long breaks. Rarely seen without his battered old baseball cap.

When growing up Piotr would often occupy his time in artistic or creative endeavours, such as carpentry, glass blowing, engraving and carving. As such when an important date approached for his cousins (e.g. 21st birthday) he will have had a present for each of them. Each may well have been, errm, pestered by Piotr bounding up and asking a couple of questions before rushing off.

For Cedric: A sword stick which is headed by his favorite animal, carved from ivory.

For Alice: A full length mirror with a stand which has carved roses, and the frame has caterpillars, rabbits and other similar creatures which are known to be her distractions.

For Mallory: A traveller's writing desk, with two secret compartments, one of which is designed to be more obvious than the other.

For Peregrine: A set of cutlery and cooking pans which can be packed together into a compact space.

For Sharika: A sculpture in metal of an eagle striking, designed to be hung on a wall. There is fine detailing on the sculpture, such as engraving on the individual feathers to pick out the texture of each.

For Zhi-Xin: A collection of wooden animals which represent nobility and survival through extreme circumstances. Each animal will have been made to look and move like it's origami counterpart.

Last edited 20 August 2003