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Learn a New Mammal Drawing System with John Muir Laws: 11/8/2025
ABOUT AMANI
Around the world, 80–90 percent of children living in orphanages are not orphans; they have families who love them but lack the means to provide food, schooling, or safety (UNICEF, 2019; Better Care Network, 2021). Amani helps those children in rural Tanzania grow up where they belong–in families, not orphanages–by strengthening caregivers through education, medical support, and sustainable livelihoods.
In this region, many families depend heavily on natural resources (such as the illegal harvest of wildlife, fuel wood, or plants) to survive. Poverty drives both family separation and ecosystem decline, but it doesn’t have to. By ensuring children’s basic needs are met–through school support, case management, and family counseling–and by helping caregivers build climate-resilient livelihoods such as kitchen gardens and small livestock projects, Amani creates a pathway toward lasting family stability and environmental recovery.
All proceeds from this class will benefit The Amani Foundation (EIN 36-4806201), a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that changes lives through the work of our local team at the Amani Initiatives (00NGO/R/7249) in Tanzania.
ABOUT JOHN MUIR LAWS
John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. John, who goes by Jack, is an award-winning naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator who has dedicated nearly four decades of his life to connecting people to nature through art and science. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Over the years, that love has grown to a commitment to stewardship, nature conservation, and a passion to share the delight of exploring nature with others. As a writer, scientist, and artist, Jack has developed numerous interdisciplinary educational programs that train students to observe with rigor and to refine techniques to become intentionally curious. (See Resources.)
He is the award-winning author and illustrator of several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (also available in Spanish), and the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, among other books. He is co-author with Emilie Lygren of How to Teach Nature Journaling. Learn more about John Muir Laws here.
REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS LEARN TO DRAW CLASSES WITH JOHN MUIR LAWS:
“This is the most wonderful online class that I have ever taken, paid or otherwise. The expertise of Jack as a teacher and artist is SO amazing. I loved every single second of this!”
“This is such a wonderful demonstration with lots of tips and tricks —so helpful! BIG thank you to Jack and Wild Wonder. What a phenomenal teacher you are, Jack.”
