{"id":24700,"date":"2025-11-04T10:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=24700"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:15:22","slug":"lydia-soctomah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wabanaki-artist-directory\/lydia-soctomah\/","title":{"rendered":"Lydia Soctomah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lydia Soctomah, Passamaquoddy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .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, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id24700_66feec-cc 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-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .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-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column24700_d883b9-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24700_d883b9-29\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Traditional Ash and Sweetgrass Basketry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PO Box 181<br>Princeton, ME 04668<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>soctomahbaskets@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>207.214.9990<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theresabaskets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/10\/untitled-1_201.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16197\" style=\"width:25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/10\/untitled-1_201.png 195w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/10\/untitled-1_201-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/10\/untitled-1_201-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/10\/untitled-1_201-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,195px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lydia_soctomah\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/2023\/10\/11\/theresa-secord-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> \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/2025\/11\/04\/lydia-emma-soctomah-artist-profile\/\">Artist Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lydia Soctomah is a Passamaquoddy weaver who represents the next generation of Wabanaki basketmakers.\u00a0 She draws inspiration from her grandmother, Molly Neptune Parker, and celebrates the cultural traditions of her community, Motahkomikuk.\u00a0 Her works feature flower top baskets and a family hallmark form that has been passed down for generations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column24700_6cde7a-2e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column24700_6cde7a-2e > 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