To most people, fuzzy spiders and iridescent beetles are a nightmare. But to Savannah LaVasser, junior at Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS), viewing those creepy crawlies seems like a dream job! LaVasser\u2019s interest in entomology, or the study of insects, has stemmed since she was a little kid. Today, LaVasser incorporates her passion for bugs into another interesting medium: art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LaVasser has spent three years in sculpture and two years in drawing and is currently taking Portfolio Drawing with Mr. Consunji as well as Portfolio Sculpture with Mrs. L. She often takes inspiration from insects and lets their influence shape her art. In her most recent sculpture project, LaVasser has been working on designing a piece depicting two hands crushing a beehive. Though she is still molding this piece, several of LaVasser\u2019s other pieces have been applauded. \u201cI have had my art displayed in the county art show and I have gotten an honorable mention for the Scholastic art show,\u201d commented LaVasser. She also said, \u201cI love doing mixed media work in sculpture and oil pastels in drawing.\u201d Mixed media art is a visual art form that combines two or more materials in one piece. LaVasser\u2019s artistic flow continues outside the classroom. She recently completed artwork on a surfboard depicting a turtle in blue waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI enjoy skimboarding, surfing, and running. I just really enjoy anything outside,\u201d<\/p>savannah lavasser (11)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n LaVasser\u2019s interest in bugs led her to insect collecting. \u201cI have quite a big collection,\u201d she said. LaVasser\u2019s collection started since she was about seven years old, and it has been growing ever since. LaVasser even practices insect pinning with butterflies and other bugs. This is a method of preserving butterflies on a board with their wings spread for display. Pictured: LaVasser’s artwork<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Soleil Shah To most people, fuzzy spiders and iridescent beetles are a nightmare. But to Savannah LaVasser, junior at Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS), viewing those creepy crawlies seems like a dream job! LaVasser\u2019s interest in entomology, or the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[834,138],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8501,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8494\/revisions\/8501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
When she is not drawing, painting, sculpting, or insect collecting, LaVasser enjoys spending time outdoors. \u201cI enjoy skimboarding, surfing, and running. I just really enjoy anything outside,\u201d she said. LaVasser has been \u201crunning cross country and track since seventh grade\u201d and she \u201cabsolutely loves it.\u201d She especially loves the running community stating, \u201cthe community is so nice, and our team is like one big family.\u201d LaVasser plans on using art whenever she can after high school and hopes to expand her entomology interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n