Life in the sparkling waters around Australian coasts is the source for this work. The swaying tendrils of sea anemones, light glinting on waves, the darting of fish and the swirls of currents are a few of the triggers which have led to this collection. The colours and combinations possible in today's gemstones stimulated me to think again with a painter's eye. The glorious colours of the reef life are reflected in the choice of stones such as aquamarine for the water and carnelian, tourmaline, peridot, amethyst, garnet and citrine for the sea life. The series introduces tremblant motion to evoke the movement of underwater life. Work from this series has been exhibited in Japan, Europe, UK, Malta and Australia.

Some of this work has been undertaken as part of an Australia Council grant for New Work 2000-2001. It is documented in a monograph  Dorothy Erickson: Australian Littoral: New Work 1991-2001.