Mary Erickson is a native of the Iron Range and has Finnish and Danish ancestry. Erickson first learned to weave as an art student at Bemidji State. She is now a full-time artist, participating in gallery shows around the area and teaches at the North House Folk School. Erickson had previously participated in a Minnesota State Arts Board apprenticeship program, where she learned to make Finnish himmeli from a local woman named Elna Hiettala.
Fieldwork conducted by Sallie Anna Pisera with support from the Minnesota State Arts Board.
