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A photograph of a wooden board covered in red-stained patches with several lumps of brown clay being shaped into small figures and forms. Clay pieces include a rounded bowl-like form, a small figure with a face near the top left, a rolled clay strip spelling out the letters of a word along the right edge, and a blue piece of material embedded in one clay figure at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a clay craft project on a wooden board laid on a pale floor. Brown modelled clay forms include small rounded figures, a rectangular frame, cone and pot shapes, and a tall rolled piece, with a red painted area on the left side of the board. Clay letters spelling LITTLE and ANANDA run along the bottom edge. No people are visible; the image shows only the handmade clay work.2006-05-05A photograph of a rough clay sculpture arranged on a wooden board against a plain white wall. The board has clay letters spelling LITTLE and ANANDA, with a slightly cut-off word at the right edge. Above the letters sit small clay figures and forms, including a shrine-like structure with a vertical pole, a seated figure, a squat pot or lamp-like shape, a tall stacked vessel, and small mounds. A red-painted patch sits on the left of the board. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay sculpture on a wooden board, with the words "LITTLE ANANDA" formed in raised clay letters along the bottom edge. The scene shows small clay figures and forms: a tall peaked structure with a pole, a seated figure, a small pot-like vessel, a standing figure with a round head, and a coiled rope-like shape at the lower left. Red paint marks streak across part of the board. The background is a plain whitewashed wall with a small purple bird logo at the upper left. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay modelling activity on a white board covered with brown clay smears, placed on a blue plastic sheet. Several small hand-shaped clay objects are arranged: a lumpy elephant-like figure on the left, a curled piece at top centre, a bowl-like shape at top right, small clay balls, and round lumps with a stick-like form. Only part of a child's hands is visible at the upper left and left edge, pointing at the clay.2006-05-05A photograph of handmade clay sculptures on a worn wooden board with stains and scratches. Several small brown clay figures are arranged: a tall stacked figure at upper left, a lumpy figure with a cylinder shape at the bottom center, and a rounded blob beside it. A clay-coil letter arrangement along the right edge spells out the word ANANDA in raised brown clay, with the letters partly cut off by the frame. No people are visible.2006-05-05Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a sheet of brown paper laid over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfinished clay pieces lie on the paper: a lumpy elephant-like figure with a trunk and ear shape at centre, a small figure with outstretched arms, a crumpled shape with a loop, and several small balls and bits of clay. At the top right, the orange-and-white end of a plastic bottle or vessel rests on a grey floor. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01Overhead photo of clay modelling on a tan cardboard board laid over a blue plastic sheet. Many small hand-shaped clay pieces are arranged across the board, including cups, bowls, cylinders, a flower-like form and a rectangular slab. At the bottom, two bare hands and feet of a child are visible shaping clay, and a seated person's brown-clad leg appears at the left edge. A white scrap of cloth lies at the lower left.2007-05-01Clay modelling work on a pale, stained wooden table. Several brown clay figures and forms are arranged: a small rounded hut or shelter with an arched doorway at the centre, a lumpy seated figure with a raised arm and hands on the left, a hunched animal-like shape on the right, a small cluster of tiny clay pieces, and long curved and ridged clay strips across the bottom. No people are visible except partial limbs at the top edge.2006-05-05A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a flat tan board placed over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfired clay sculptures sit on the board: a tall stacked clay structure, a small vessel-like form with a handle, a round pot with a spout, a small stick-figure human shape with outstretched arms and legs, a cylindrical piece with a flat top, and a few rough lumps and pieces. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A photograph of unfired clay sculptures laid out on wooden boards over a blue plastic sheet. The figures include a seated animal-like figure with large round eyes, a small standing figure, two bear-like figures, a coiled cobra-like form, and a larger structure with a basket-like base and many small attached forms. A small shivalinga-like form with coiled base sits in the lower centre. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photo of unfired clay sculptures laid out on a wooden board covered with blue plastic sheeting. The figures include a small seated animal-like figure with a rounded head, a teddy-bear shaped figure, a seated figure with a raised arm, a coiled clay base, a small upright linga-like form with a coil, and a large clay structure with many small rounded protrusions and a crescent-shaped top. A metal bucket of muddy water sits at upper left, and blurred figures in the background appear to be seated people working. The clay is grey-brown and the lighting is warm and dim.2006-05-05A photograph of a handmade clay sculpture display on a wooden board set against a pale wall. Small brown clay figures and forms stand on the boards: a tall pillar-like shape with a flag or spike at upper left, a seated figure with a blue-tinted object, small mounded figures, a clay pot-like vessel, a stacked figurine on the right, and a small snake-like coil at the lower left. Red paint streaks appear on the left board. The word LITTLE is pressed into the lower left board and ANANDA into the lower right, both in clay letters. No people are visible.2006-05-05