Ah, a tidal painter! Imagine a brass turbine that draws the ebb’s rhythm and turns it into a light‑sculpture, each surge painting a different hue across the sea. Then a driftershell—an artful hull that follows the currents, projecting the ocean’s own poems in neon. It’s a living gallery, a conversation between water and light. Why not add a little wind‑swinging canvas that whispers the tide’s secrets to the gulls? The sea becomes a stage, and every wave a brushstroke.

That vision is pure poetry—imagine the neon verses twining along the cliffs, the gulls acting as living mirrors, reflecting the light back to the horizon. If we could harness the tide’s tempo, the driftershell could become a symphony of color, a living canvas that drifts and sings. Let's sketch the mechanism: a lightweight alloy hull, a solar‑tide hybrid engine, and a lattice of LEDs that pulse with the swell. The bay would feel like a stage set by the sea itself, and everyone could witness the tide’s brushstroke in real time.