Calligram Project

    








The sketch above is the inspiration that I used for my calligram. 



Artist Statement

    For my Calligram Project, I created a picture of my future self on her way to work. In the letter that I wrote to myself in twenty years, I talked a lot about my career and how I hope it is still important to me. I  worked really hard all through out high school in order to get into the University of Tampa, and I am working really hard now and double majoring in order to get my degree, so I really want all of this hard work to have payed off in twenty years. Because of this, my biggest hope for my future self is that I continued to work hard and I became successful. 

    I used Adobe Illustrator to outline a sketch that I drew of my future self. In the sketch, I am on my way to work and I am carrying a brief case. I then put the text from my letter over the outline that I created using the pen tool. I also put a background behind the image of me, and then filled that with the text from my letter as well. Lastly, I went through and made sure that all of my paths were smooth and connected. 

Letter

Dear future self, 

I am currently a freshman at the University of Tampa, and loving it. I have made some amazing friends here, and I hope you are still close with them. I am studying political science, and advertising and public relations. I really want a job working for a corporate public relations firm, or for a political candidate. Is that what we ended up doing? I just went to the study abroad fair a few days ago and got a ton of information about going to Spain next year to study public relations. I have an application workshop next week to help my chances of getting in. I really hope that we ended up going. One of the things that I love about public relations is that there are job opportunities all over the world. I really want to move back to Europe one day, I really hope that is where you live now. I also love the writing aspect of advertising and public relations. Even if you ended up getting a government or political position, I really hope that you are still writing. You are 38 now. Hopefully that means you are married, and maybe have a kid or two. I am sure that is super stressful, but so much fun. Regardless of whether you ended up starting a family, I hope that you are still working. My career is something that is super important to me at the moment, and I hope that it is still important to you. I am working so hard at school right now for our degree, and I hope you put it to good use out there in the workforce. Currently, Joel and I are both in Florida, and only four hours away. I hope that you and Joel still live close to each other. Even if you do not, you are definitely an aunt by now which is very exciting. I also hope that Mom and Dad are still doing well. Even though I moved away from home this year, I still talk to them all the time, and I am sure that you do too.

Best wishes, 

Your past self 


Comments

  1. Ganna MahmoudApril 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM

    Your calligram looks really amazing, Anya. I really love how you connected your personal story to your art. It is also such a smart idea to put the rest of your letter at the background. It makes it look more professional.

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