Wareham artist levels up in creativity with Pokemon cards
Jones' Pikachu artwork. Photos source: Savannah Jones
There is no snore with this creative Snoralax.
An Eevee made from energy cards. 
A Grateful Dead piece Jones created in high school.
Jones' Pikachu artwork. Photos source: Savannah Jones
There is no snore with this creative Snoralax.
An Eevee made from energy cards.
A Grateful Dead piece Jones created in high school.
Many artists use paint, pencils and pastels to create their masterpieces, but for Wareham artist Savannah Jones, she pika-chooses a different medium.
Jones uses Pokemon energy cards to craft various characters from the popular tabletop game. An energy card provides the "fuel" needed for a Pokemon to use its attacks in the game.
While some cards are worth thousands to collectors, the energy cards are often cast aside by the game's community— something Jones takes advantage of. She sorts the cards by color, uses a stencil and an exacto knife to create the creatures.
"I just glue it all on and tape it up nice," she said.
The various Wareham Facebook groups have been of help to Jones. Sending out a plea for unused cards, she said that the feedback on her art has been positive.
"Facebook has been amazing," she said. "Everyone has something different to say about it but I haven't had any negative feelings toward it."
Jones has always had a knack for creativity, being in advanced art classes at Fairhaven High School. Graduating in 2022, she took a break from crafting and focused on other interests.
"I regained a love for Pokemon— I kind of switched one hobby for another," she said. "I started collecting and I realized I had so many extra cards that I wasn't going to do anything with and I hate throwing things away."
Describing it to look akin to stained glass, her first creation was the game's titular character, Pikachu.
"I really liked how it turned out, and so I just started making a bunch of them," she said. "I was able to have a few people want to buy them. There's even one guy who has a tattoo studio who bought a whole bundle of four to hang up in his shop."
For those who want to pursue art like Jones, she recommends to dedicate a space for crafting. She said having space and time to creative allows for more ideas and a better artistic flow.
"Art shouldn't be rushed, Just take your time and do it because you want to do it, not because you want to get it done," she said.
As for what keeps her inspired, she said she looks inward.
"It's expression," she said. "For someone who has anxiety and doesn't really talk much it's a very freeing way to let stress out and to just let my creativity really come out without limitation."
