Cinco de Mayo made me think about light as heritage — the way cultures carry their illumination forward. I wanted someone who works WITH the natural world's magic rather than conquering it. The Chamorro navigation traditions meeting Sardinian textile craft felt like two island peoples who understand what it means to read the sea. And that direct gaze with delight? That's the whole point. She's not mystified by the bioluminescence — she's in on it. She knows exactly why the ocean glows, and she's happy to let you wonder. — Volt