This is my project for the grid project. I created it using text, which I converted to vector graphics. I decided to convert the P and the A to vector graphics because then they would stand out amongst the other letters, and PA would represent Pennsylvania, which is appropriate because I centered my project around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I used the clipping mask tool to place images in the P and the A. The image in the P is of a Philadelphia skyline next to water, and in the A is the Liberty Bell. I chose background colors, which I added using the rectangle tool, that I thought would complement the colors of the images nicely. I also added other images of scenes from Philadelphia as well. 

This picture is of a place my grandparents used to live, called Sunset Beach, in North Carolina. I used to go there when I was little, and I loved searching for shells and sand dollars with my sister. My grandparents moved to another town, so we don't go to Sunset Beach anymore, but it is a fond memory of my childhood. One of my earliest memories is the time when my parents surprised my sister and I with a trip there. We only found out we were going when we were already in the car.