Save World Draw (SWD)
SWD is about cultural sensitivity for art as a vital & living thing.
Save World Draw strives to touch the hearts & minds of people by facilitating art to inspire positive change and to preserve cultural integrity.
Save World Draw (SWD) began July / 2001. I had just returned from an Internship in Belize developing an educational exhibit for the Belize Audubon Society. After 9/11 hit, I felt it was imperative to continute developing art oriented projects for the purpose of creating a better world. I also started working with Wildcare to rescue injured and baby hummingbirds. Below are many of the projects I have developed and facilitated.
Current project: Yampa Sculpture Path & Studio / Fort Bidwell, California, USA
Current project: Yampa Sculpture Path & Studio / Fort Bidwell, California, USA
2016 / Syrian Refugees in Turkey & Greece: Artist, Ifgen Bico
Artist, Figen Bico, is the recipient of the SWD Award 2016, “Small Grant For Marvelous Ideas” A one time grant to support artist's work. Figen's "Traces Left Behind"~ is about her insightful observations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey & Greece. For more information...
2014 / Paiute Elder’s Heritage Celebration
Facilitator & Organizer: Anita Williams. Mt Bidwell Paiute Reservation, 2014 Launched every October is a weekend celebration honoring the Paiute Elders that survived the oppressive Indian Schools here in northern California. Sadly these schools were developed to...
2015 / SWD Donates Two Sewing Machines to 4H Program
Fort Bidwell, California, USA Save World Draw bought two new Singer sewing machines for the 4H program in Fort Bidwell. The program offers excellent leadership by Lilli Sommer, Beth Tozier and with the help from some of the mothers. The children learn to sew their own...
2012 & 2013 / Climate Change, Art & Demonstrations In San Francisco
Awareness through education & peaceful demonstrations. 2012 & 2013, Climate Change is real. SWD works regularly with local NGOs & Artists educating, making art for peaceful demonstrations & participating in events for social action and...
2006 – 2012 Nature Journaling in Urban Areas
Save World Draw at Rileys Art Center in California.
2012 / SAMBURU INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTHERN KENYA
SWD raises money to help provide a deep water well for Indigenous People in Kenya. 2012. SWD raises money to help provide a deep water well for Indigenous People in Kenya through the Lion Conservation Fund & KARE. The Samburu people who live in the far northern...
2011 / SWD compiled and published a beautiful collection of his poetry in four languages
Tahir Khan Arzani a Pakistani Artist & Poet. SWD compiled and published a beautiful collection of his poetry in four languages using his fantastic art work as backdrops for his poems. Tahir makes his living as a potter, creates photo paintings and writes poetry....
2010 / INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE & RESEARCH, IBRR
Saving Oiled birds. International, based in US. 2010, It is no secret that the director of SWD loves birds. This organization is based near the SF Bay Area and I trained and worked at their facility to wash and care for oiled birds. It is one of the most physically...
2010 / THE ANNUAL GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT–India
Facilitated by Prateek Panwar. Annual bird count teaches local children about birds & conservation. SWD donates money to help program. What SWD loves about this program is that Prateek pairs up children in local villages with the trained birdwatchers so they can...
2009 / SHELDRICK’S Orphaned Baby Elephants & Baby Rhinos in Kenya
Location: Kenya Owner:Daphne Sheldrick 2009, I love this organization. SWD has participated in their adoption program for years. They rescue both baby Rhinos and baby elephants. If you go to Kenya, you MUST visit this organization and you will be glad you did! Truly...
2009 / Daraja Academy in Nanyuki, Kenya
One of the best SWD adventures with Directors: Jason & Jenni Doherty Daraja Academy is the first free secondary school for girls in all of East Africa. SWD was at the school the first week it opened and put together a photo book documenting that awesome week...
2009 / ACTION FOR CHEETAHS
Location: Nairobi, Kenya Mary Wykstra, Director. PHOTO: Predator Decoy 2009, Action for Cheetahs in Kenya (ACK) aims to promote the conservation of cheetahs through research, awareness and community participation in Kenya. They were an exciting group to visit. SWD was...
2008 / INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION
Location: China, Russia & Africa. Based in USA, WI SWD has a special interest in this group partly because one of our offices is in the high desert of CA where we have some nesting Sandhill Cranes. This organization provide much of the data and learning...
2008 / REFUGEE CHILDREN: LUGUFU REFUGEE CAMP CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Location: Kigoma, Tanzania. Facilitators: Roots & Shoots / Jane Goodal Conservation Program, The Roots & Shoots programs have been founded in refugee and national schools to promote knowledge of and caring for the environment, the community and wildlife. Four...
2007 / Scat Smelling Rescue Dogs to save large mammals in Brazil
Home Base: Washington, USA Facilitator: Dr.Carly Vynne 2007-08, This was one of the kids favorite projects to work on and they did some great drawings that we sold to raise money for Carly and her scat-sniffing dogs. I can remember reading Carly’s...
2007 / LION CONSERVATION FUND
Location: Kenya. Tina Ramme, Biologist, Teacher & President 2007, Lions once roamed much of the African continent, but recent studies suggest that lion populations may have decreased nearly 90% in just one past decade, with fewer than 20,000 remaining in just a...
2007 / Wana Duma Children’s Project, Kenya
Youth programs facilitated by Susanne Garrison 2007, Wana Duma means "Cheetah Children" in Swahili. SWD believes that an education holds the key to a healthy adulthood and Wana Duma tries to fulfill this mission. The Wana Duma Children’s Project is dedicated to...
2006 / Amphibians in Vietnam
Research & Training Program. Director: DR. Jodi Rowley AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION Jodi Rowley and Salamander Location: VIETNAM This was a fun learning experience for so many children here in the SF Bay Area. SWD sponsored Jodi and followed her research with...
2004 / Saving Snub Nosed Monkeys in China
Location: 2004, Yunling Mountains of Yunnan, China. Yang Fangy & Long Yongcheng Also known as the Golden Monkey. These monkeys live only in the Yunling Mountains of Yunnan, adjacent Tibet. Only 2,000 individuals remain in the wild. Please support the newly...
2003 THE LAST OCEAN: Ross Sea Ecosystem
Location: Antarctica,avid@lastoceand.com 2002-2003, Children love penguins-- SWD draws information from the Ross Sea story to teach children about the environment and penquins. Ross Sea is recognized as the most pristine open-ocean ecosystem left on earth. In essence,...
2002 / The Eagle Lady
Location: Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Facilitator: Jean Keene In a letter she wrot to me, she said, "The only thing that I need for the eagles is money to help buy the fish for them...also there is snow plowing in the winter time to open their feeding areas as they...
2002 – 2014 / HUMMINGBIRD RESCUE
I voluntered to fostered-cared injured and baby hummingbirds for over a decade through WILDCARE in San Rafael, CA. If you are interested in caring for rescued wildanimals. Please get the proper training from your local wildlife agency. Plz see the hummingbird page for...
2001 / Internship To Build An Educational Bird Migration Exhibit, Belize Audubon Society
The first half of the year, 2001 was Save World Draw’s first big project overseas in Belize. I was to design and build an education exhibit for the Belize Audubon Society. I was responsible for building a educational exhibit that teaches local children about...
2001 / Birdlife International
Location: Global Office / UK BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership. Together we are 120 BirdLife Partners worldwide – one per country – and growing. BirdLife is a world leader in bird conservation. Rigorous science...
