aqueous memory archive

A collaborative collection of memories with & in water contributed by artists, writers, musicians, educators, & activists

Photo of the beach and ocean

Lilli Lanier & Lucia Soriano

Ocean

In Hawaii we went swimming in the ocean at Lanikai beach. The water was warm and a beautiful shade of greenish turquoise. The sand was soft and melted under our feet. The sun was shining down on us making the water sparkle and shimmer and there was a slight warm breeze so the palm trees were blowing in the wind. The clouds in the sky were bright white and fluffy and then it started raining warm raindrops while we were swimming. We couldn’t believe how beautiful, rejuvenating and magical it was to float in the ocean and swim around. When we looked underwater, we saw lots of pretty colorful fish. While we were swimming, a large green sea turtle swam right next to us. Its shell was a beautiful intricate pattern and it looked so peaceful and happy swimming along in the water.

Lilli Lanier & Lucia Soriano • SHE/HER • San Francisco

Lilli Lanier was born and raised in San Francisco. She attended the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts and graduated from California College of the Arts in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Lilli works in a variety of mediums and specializes in large-scale origami portraits. Lucia Soriano is Lilli’s daughter. She is eleven years old and has been doing art since she was three. She also enjoys taking dance classes and reading manga and Harry Potter.


© 2026 Manon Wada as a collection, All content belongs to individual contributors