Example Portfolio
Created by Anna Mathis
Letter of Intent
Dear Registrar,
Since I was a little girl I have been interested in knitting and making stand-out outfits. I have
been doing theatre most of my life and am generally really interested in the arts. I enjoy
painting, mixed media, taking pictures and also spinning yarn on my drop spindle and weaving
on my rigid heddle loom that I made out of popsicle sticks!
I would like to take the Foundation Visual Arts program to get better at the basics and have a
better understanding of art overall. I would then like to take the textiles program, as that is
where my heart really lies. I might continue on and do the BAA at UNB, but I don’t really know
exactly where my path may take me. I would love to work as a textile designer and open an
online shop. I have also always wanted to teach so I might run some classes online as well, and
do online tutorials.
Right now I am taking grade 12 fashion tech, and I am really good at it. I have been to the
college before during an open house and it just felt like I belong there. I have always kind of
stuck out a bit in school, and I am ready to find new ways to express myself and find a
community of like minded people.
Sincerely
Anna Haines
Anna Haines page 1
Image List
1. Self Portrait, 2010
Watercolour on board
2. Artist Trading Cards, 2009
Mixed media, magazine cut outs, Modgepodge
3.Interview with a Vampire, 2009
Sketchbook, pencil
4. Knitted Scarf, 2011
Noro yarn, size 5mm needles
5. Crazy yarn hat, 2011
Various yarns, circular needles
6. Fingerless gloves, 2011
My own pattern, hand spun yarn
7. Felted Vessel, 2011
Merino wool hand dyed
8.Hand Spun Yarn, 2011
Merino wool, hand dyed
9. Painted from Observation, 2011
Acrylic paint, board
10. Hot Sunflower on a Cool Day
Acrylic paint, board
Anna Haines page 2
Self Portrait, 2010
Watercolour on board
Anna Haines page 3
Artist Trading Cards, 2009
Mixed media, magazine cut outs, Modgepodge
Anna Haines page 4
Interview with a Vampire, 2009
Sketchbook, pencil
Anna Haines page 5
Knitted Scarf, 2011
Noro yarn, size 5mm needles
Anna Haines page 6
Crazy yarn hat, 2011
Various yarns, circular needles
Anna Haines page 7
Fingerless gloves, 2011
My own pattern, hand spun yarn
Anna Haines page 8
Felted Vessel, 2011
Merino wool, hand dyed
Anna Haines page 9
Hand Spun Yarn, 2011
Merino wool, hand dyed
Anna Haines page 10
Painted from Observation, 2011
Acrylic paint, board
Anna Haines page 1 1
Hot Sunflower on a Cool Day
Acrylic paint, board
Anna Haines page 12