 A beloved natural landmark in the Twin Cities, the waterfall ebbs and flows with the seasons, and its fluctuating spirit is palpable in Erickson's depictions.In "Minnehaha Falls; Subtle World" (1997), a thick vertical shape representing the Falls' cascade dominates the composition, suggesting an abiding force that is also, as the title recommends and as apparent in the long steady brushstrokes that describe the falls, quite subtle.In 2009, Erickson was recognized, along with fellow feminist artist and educator Patricia Olson, as a Changemaker by the Minnesota Women's Press for her role in founding in 1999 the Women's Art Institute, a summer studio intensive for women co-sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and St. Catherine University.