The message of the piece is that being around nature and going outside helps ground you. It makes you realize that not everything has to do with school, etc. The reason why I included the flower and mushroom pictures is because I love nature. The pink flower was the only flower left alive during this winter season. It stayed resilient through the coldness. The main layer is a selfie that I took with a neutral background and lowered the opacity. The bottom half are mushrooms I found near my house. The flower and mushroom pictures are actually two different pictures. I kept the opacity of those pictures the same. Which makes the selfie the main layer. The title of my project is called grounded.