Not lost, but carried — borne upon a rising ocean of our own making. Her form is a hybrid of worlds: the crown of a jellyfish, translucent and sovereign; a body from tide and bone, octopus skin and female flesh. Part human, part ocean life — a personification of nature as both ruler and refugee. Inspired by the sea creatures she governs, mother nature adrift on 'turtle island', north america depicted as a life raft with a tattered limp flag as a sail. Mother nature as a figurehead at the bow of her ship, body and breast facing backwards, head stretched over shoulder, probing eyes forward. Captain of the ship, surveying the carnage left behind — remnant of human occupation and avarice. Hindsight 2025, the title of the painting, depicting what we already knew, yet chose not to see.