A hanging paper tapestry, a rust-coloured plinth featuring six small-scale craft objects in bronze, enamel and wood.

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St. James School

Craft School: Material World Exhibition 2025

“Craft School has served as an important reminder of the value of discovery, developing curiosity and nurturing creativity without imposing curriculum demands”

- Teacher's statement

  • Material World submission by Alfred McAllister at St James School. Praying Mantis made in grey clay, unfired.
    Mantis Detail by Alfred
  • Material World submission by Barnaby Llewellyn at St James School. Acorn and leaf on tile in unfired grey clay.
    Acorn and Leaf by Barnaby
  • Material World submission by Cayden Gray at St James School. Textured tile with stones and robot face in grey unfired clay.
    Textured Tile and Face by Cayden
  • Material World submission by Emily Biggar at St James School. Dog with floppy ears in grey unfired clay.
    My Dog by Emily
  • Material World submission by Faith Cole at St James School. A lily pad with three flowers in grey unfired clay.
    Lily pad flowers by Faith
  • Material World submission by George Walsh at St James School. A cactus plant with three flowers made with grey unfired clay.
    Cactus by George
  • Material World submission by Joshua Sidebotham at St James School. A roul-roul partridge with texture on it's body made from grey unfired clay.
    Roul-Roul Partridge by Joshua
  • Material World submission by Lizzy Jackson at St James School. An orchid on a tile with textured petals made in grey unfired clay.
    Orchid tile by Lizzy
  • Material World submission by Lola Varney at St James School. A hibiscus flower on a tile with smaller flowers bordering the tile. Made from unfired grey clay.
    Hibiscus by Lola
  • Material World submission by Micah Pang at St James School.A fish shaped building with 9 windows. Made from grey unfired clay.
    Fish Building by Micah
  • Material World submission by Ryan Bagwell at St James School. A clay vase with Octopus tentacles and suckers as decoration. Made from grey unfired clay.
    Octopus Pot by Ryan

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