Fishing and sailing culture is steeped in superstition and fishermen are steadfast in upholding tradition. Howlett’s paternal grandfather believed that women were bad luck aboard fishing vessels. As an act of defiance, she began fishing lobster on his boat a couple of years after his death. As Waves Break showcases recent work that addresses her grandfather’s superstition, tradition in the lobster fishery, familial legacy, and gendered labour. The exhibition foregrounds the emotional and physical labour involved in continuing and challenging family legacy, while posthumously attempting to understand and mend complex familial dynamics.