Introducing Middens - small 3d mounds with a story to tell

Available at the Beach Studio Tour April 30-May 2 2010 or contact the artist.
Silk and Merino wool handmade felt midden
jutting from a 6x6" (15x15cm box)

Imagine stumbling upon a mysterious mound -
the surface littered with strange objects.... is this
a midden?

Middens are really ancient dump sites -  dig down
and you will find old pottery shards, the remnants
of many meals and other implements.  

They are hard to find according to scholars,
requiring a good eye, soil chemistry tests and the
like...but I like to imagine that these little
mounds represent the wide range of midden
landscapes.  Find them and find a midden!  I wish
you luck.
Middens in the forest
Middens on the Prairies
Middens at the end of the road
Middens on shore
Middens on a high plateau
A mix up of middens