One of your choices for a visual project for your independent book is a mandala of your character's change throughout the novel.
This is an example of a personal sun shadow mandala done by one of my former students.
This link will take you to an explanation of the mandala process. This assignment is on Dawn Hogue's CyberEnglish9 site. Follow every step but number 10. You will publish your mandala to your website.
The instructions for this project come from the book Drawing Your Own Conclusions by Fran Claggett and Joan Brown. Do yours well. The authors have been known to visit this website.