“Drawing for Endangered Species Workshops” brochure cover by Jane Lee McCracken and Jack Lowe Studio
This week sees the launch of an inspirational school workshop project ‘Drawing for Endangered Species’ which shares my great passion for drawing and animals. 25% of each workshop fee will be donated to the Born Free Foundation in aid of the vital work they do for wildlife.
‘Chimpanzee’, Jemma aged 8, East Lothian, black Biro drawing
Children possess a natural passion for drawing and interest in animals. In creating an art and educational based workshop, I hope by enthusing children to express themselves through drawing, to create a domain where individual interest and awareness of threatened wildlife and habitats thrives, and continues into adulthood. Schools give fundamental education to children about the environment and my workshops are designed to respond to individual school curriculums. I believe teaching children about environmental issues just as I was fortunate enough to be enthused as a child, helps secure a broader understanding for preserving beautiful habitats and wildlife each generation has the privilege to inherit.
‘The Orphans’, Brown Bears, In Homage to the Last Great Carnivores of Eurasia’, black Biro drawing by Jane Lee McCracken
The workshops are inspired by my recent drawing series ‘In Homage to the Last Great Carnivores of Eurasia’. Bringing a small pop-up exhibition of my Biro drawings to the classroom and encouraging students’ drawing skills, the workshops also explore positive ways children can help save endangered and threatened species through an interactive science based discussion. Students are then given the opportunity to celebrate the beauty of endangered species through an expressive drawing session using colour Biros.
Year 5, St Peter’s Roman Catholic School, Scarborough with their artwork produced during ‘Drawing for Endangered Species’ workshop
Endangered Species badges for each student using an image of their drawing made during workshops are also included.
Endangered Species badges with artwork by Year 5, St Peter’s Roman Catholic School, Scarborough
For bookings and enquiries or to receive a brochure with further information about workshops please contact jane@janeleemccracken.co.uk
A huge thank you to brilliant art teacher Mrs Haddington of St Peter’s Roman Catholic School, Scarborough for all her help with this project and to Head Teacher Mrs Louise Finlay, her staff and the students of Year 5 for so generously welcoming a pilot workshop to their school and for all the beautiful artwork they produced. Also to Jack Lowe Studio for all the hard work and help completing the brochure design.
And an enormous thank you to the Born Free Foundation for supporting this project. For further information about the Born Free Foundation and the inspirational work they do please visit their website at www.bornfree.org.uk
‘Siberian Tiger’, ‘Ice Fox’ and ‘Tiger’, limited edition archival pigment prints
In conjunction with this project I will be donating ALL profits made from the sales of the three limited edition archival pigment prints above, beautifully crafted to order by Jack Lowe Studio, to the Born Free Foundation. Prints are priced at £40 each plus postage – for further details please visit my shop.
Jane Lee McCracken, Artist 
A great idea to get the kids off computers and doing some drawing Jane. And they did some really good work too.
Good luck with your print sales, it’s a good cause. They are all stunning, and the fox is especially good.
Best wishes from Norfolk, Pete.
Thank you so much for your supportive comments Pete – the children really did make some beautiful work and enjoyed themselves too, a rest from computers as you say! Yes BFF is an amazing charity so hopefully the prints will raise something for the incredible work they do. Best wishes as always from a very dreich North – hope the weather is better in Norfolk! Jane