A little known historical tale, this piece is based on the story of the other Native American girl who went with Sacajawea on the Lewis and Clark expedition. She was known as Otter Woman. She was sold to the explorers and journeyed with the party until the expedition reached her native tribal lands. Like the otter in the piece she quietly slipped away down the river, back to her people. The writing layered in the glass is from John Muir's Journal. He celebrated the freedom of the human spirit, uplifted by the beauty of the world God created and the need of our spirits to find respite in wilderness. I thought of Otter Woman finding respite and solace along the wild river and mountains as she returned to her family. The quote in the work is "We are as transparent as glass to the beauty around us." This piece is made from layers of cast glass and glass river pebbles I formed by casting. Scrolling twisting lines were made with a vitrograph kiln. The drawings are formed with layers of glass powder.