Like any community bound by water, coastal lands are slowly eroding, not only from the changing climate but also from a growing population and the subsequent increased demands.  This fragility was exemplified In the summer of 2021 when a mass die-off of marine shell life littered the foreshore.  The Midden series reflects on the immense quantity of dead shellfish that gathered in tidal pools. Once a depository from long domestic occupation along a shoreline, new "middens" suddenly emerged after the heat dome and warming waters. These pieces begin with the handworked miniatures and utilize the glazing process to create sculptural pieces stacked layer upon layer, mounted on wooden plinths.