Cranebrook High - Archibull Prize 2012 tells the story of cotton from seed to product in 3 sentences: The cotton seed needs soil, water and sunlight to germinate and grow into a plant with leaves and roots, then it produces a flower with the cotton boll that holds the precious cotton fibers which are harvested, processed, spun into yarn, dyed and designed into clothing and other textile products that are marketed and sold globally. After processing, the cotton waste is used as livestock feed or mulch to replenish soil nutrients for the next cotton crop.

1. Cranebrook High
Archibull Prize 2012

3. Photo courtesy of betancourtunlimited.blogspot.com

4. I needed so
much, otherwise
I wouldn’t
germinate or
grow

6. So many
plants
emerging
too… all
on the
same
road as
me!

8. To keep me going, my
leaves healthy and
roots strong

10. Photo courtesy of the189.com
He checks on us
everyday… makes sure
we are healthy and
growing properly. He
really cares!

11. After the flower
it comes. Not so
pretty but
holding the most
precious thing!

14. Collects me
up and takes
me away.

16. To be cleaned,
separated and
sent overseas

18. Washed and cleaned. All
the trash taken out.

20. There are very minimal mills in Australia!

26. Designers…
dresses and shorts,
skirts and shirts.
Photo courtesy of asos marketplace

27. Sketches of colour, mixing me with hats
and shoes and all sorts of accessories.
Photo courtesy of core77

28. Photo courtesy of cotton on

29. Tags are important in
advertising and caring instructions
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30. They call it marketing. So you buy me!
Photo courtesy of stylecorp

31. Not so
squished…
they don’t
want me
damaged

32. Photo courtesy of johnsonmatel.com

33. Everyone can see
me… my tag
showing and
packaging bright

34. Cotton can range from 60 cents to $1.20 per 500 grams of pure cotton
Photo courtesy of online.wsj.com

35. Did you My tag
know the and
money you
buy me
colour,
with also hard
has some work
of me in it? and
Yes money
is made of
growth
cotton! has
worked

36. Families
of people
using me
Photo courtesy of bryant.cgslu.com

39. They’re not wasted.. they are used for
oils and livestock feeds

40. It’s ploughed back
into the soil to retain
carbon and add
organic matter… to
help the next season
of cotton!

41. Cotton trash is high in nutrients, used
for mulching, soils and gardening
Photo courtesy of wandering-australia.com

42. Photo courtesy of Dairy Youth Australai

43. Cotton Australia
Cranebrook High – Archibull Prize 2012
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