By Savannah sapp

Hi, I am Savannah Sapp...

and I have been creating things since I can remember. I would have a blast in Microsoft Word with my mom’s clipart program making posters and paper dolls. Years of MS Paint, early 2000's dollmakers, and my mom’s Ulead Photo Express had me creating my own desktop wall papers. These experiences helped me build a variety of skills even on simple programs. But it wasn’t just on the computer--If it wasn't humming jingles, making up my own versions of them, creating posters and design slogans, then I was creating stories and identities for my dolls. Each one was a character with a back story and personality, it was like I was designing a brand before I knew what it was. 

As a child, I used to wonder what I would be when I grew up, often imagining myself in a creative career like Darrin Stevens from Bewitched. In truth I had two passions, learning something new and making something become real. As I got older, my aspirations changed, and I became torn between my creative passions and a career in education. I loved working with people and helping them find their potential. My love for knowledge, a desire to create, and helping others lead me to choose a path in education. 

Throughout college, my creative pursuits were strictly on a volunteer basis, choosing to use my skills to better my community or for my friends and family. Upon graduating, I made my way to becoming a full time educator. However, life had a way of getting in the way of my plans, due to a steady decline in my health, I was forced to leave the classroom. After undergoing several treatments, I am back to being myself. My experiences have taught me just how quickly life can pass by. Now, I find my goals to be in reverse, I volunteer with my husband’s high school theatre program and am now working in graphic design.

It is now time I welcome you to Scoria Effects.