{"id":24539,"date":"2025-10-09T10:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=24539"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:44:13","slug":"erica-nelson-menard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wabanaki-artist-directory\/erica-nelson-menard\/","title":{"rendered":"Erica Nelson Menard"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(44.4% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(55.6% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24539_f23c82-17 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24539_8c4bbd-e1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Erica Nelson Menard, Penobscot<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown ash and sweetgrass basketmaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeport, ME<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ericanelsonmenard@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ericanelsonmenard@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/2023\/11\/01\/debbie-nicholas-artist-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20458\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Image of a woven bookmark with colorful standards and sweetgrass weavers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-105x106.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-317x320.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-423x427.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-634x641.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/11\/MIBA-simple-logo.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 24px) 100vw, 24px\" \/><\/a> &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/2025\/10\/09\/erica-nelson-menard-artist-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica was introduced to traditional brown ash and sweetgrass basketmaking by her grandmother, Philomene Saulis Nelson, who she would watch prepare materials in her home on Indian Island.\u00a0 Later, an apprenticeship with her mentor and cousin, Theresa Secord, gave Erica an opportunity to reconnect with basketmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using her grandmother\u2019s molds, Erica creates ancestral designs based on the Penobscot-style baskets produced by her grandmother and her cousin.&nbsp; Erica\u2019s baskets include ash and sweetgrass boxes, sweetgrass flats, and other baskets with braided sweetgrass in the Nelson family style. For Erica, each basket she creates connects her with her grandmother and this traditional art form. &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica\u2019s work has been showcased in various exhibitions, including the Portland Museum of Art and the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine.&nbsp; Erica has done art &nbsp;basket demonstrations for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column24539_a9bd4c-c3 > 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