Dee's Ambition To Save The Worlds Wildlife

This page is here to share with you why Dee has chosen to sculpt wildlife, and more specifically, endangered and vulnerable wildlife. Dee has rescued animals all her life from quite a young age, fetching home an unwanted pup, to saving an ex-racehorse that was just skin and bone. No matter the reason, Dee has been there when she could to help.

From a young age, Dee spent her spare time watching wildlife programmes with her grandmother, which helped grow her passion for animals. As she has grown and seen the devastation that animals are facing—poaching, loss of habitat, illegal wildlife trade in live animals and skins, death, and extinction—Dee knew she couldn't just sit and watch it happen without trying to help. She can't imagine a world without the majestic elephant, the bold rhino, the beautiful striped tiger, or the brave lion. What kind of world would it be?

Just imagine if all the sharks were gone? The seas would no longer survive. What if the beautiful bumbling bumblebee was no more? Pollination would stop, plants and flowers would cease to grow, the earth would slowly die, and without the earth, we are no more.

Dee's not a teacher, so she knew she couldn't educate others about animals or their situations. Nor is Dee wealthy, so she knew she couldn't donate substantial amounts of money to make a difference. Plus, with so many charities, which one would she choose? This left Dee with a quandary—what could she do to make a difference?

After some thought, Dee came up with a wonderful idea: to bring attention to these endangered, vulnerable animals by sharing their beauty through her work.

 

200 SCULPTURES, 200 SPECIES

Dee sat down with her notebook and wrote out numbers from 1 to 200, assigning a species to each number as she began sculpting. Dee is  on a mission to create 200 sculptures, each representing an endangered or vulnerable animal, and she's sharing this journey with you.

With each sculpture, Dee will post on her social media, sharing the making of the sculpture and details about the animal, including how  many are left in the wild and what threats they face. 

By the time Dee reaches her 200th sculpture, she hopes her work will have reached a large audience, raising awareness about the plight of these animals and inspiring others to help.

If Dee can inspire just one person to take action, all her hard work will have been worth it.

 

If you want to help Dee raise awareness for these endangered animals, please do share her content with others as she posts them on her social media, and share her website with others too. 

Dee would be more than happy to accept any kind of help from suppliers out there, whether it be a bit of clay, some kiln furniture, glazes, or tools, so if you feel you'd like to help Dee, please don't hesitate to reach out and contact her, she'll reply as soon as she is aware of your contact.

Animal awareness dates

January

February

March

April

May

June

• Shark Awareness Day - July 14
  World Chimpanzee Day - July 14
  World Orca Day - July 14
  World Snake Day - July 16
  International Tiger Day - July 29

August

September

• World Farmed Animals Day - October 2
  World Animal Day - October 4
  International Migratory Bird Day (Mexico, Central and South America, Caribbean) - second Saturday in October
  International Sawfish Day - October 17
  World Okapi Day - October 18
  International Sloth Day - October 20
  National Reptile Awareness Day - October 21
  International Wombat Day - October 22
  International Snow Leopard Day - October 23
  Freshwater Dolphin Day - October 24
  International Gibbon Day - October 24
  World Fish Migration Day - October 24/May 22
  World Lemur Day - last Friday of October

November

December