The old Heidelberg presses, twelve of them, are still working to crank out the timeless works of legendary Michigan artist Gwen Frostic, just as they were a half-century ago. Frostic died twenty years ago in 2001, a day before her 95
th birthday. But her works and the studio she built near the Betsie River in northern Michigan’s Benzie County live on, thanks in part to the owners and curators of the property, Greg and Kim Forshee. Kim used to work at the studio, and Greg, a machinist by trade, used to build parts to keep the old presses running. Frostic left the property to friends, and the Forshees bought part of it in 2010. Frostic opened her new studio and Presscraft Papers on her 48
Historic Artist Gwen Frostic s Studio Opens to the Public
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Unseasonably cooler temperatures for the month of May offers another challenge for cold-crop growers in Michigan. On top of that, drought conditions and the lack of precipitation on the way over the next week will reinforce the need to water.
Bob Coward, the co-host of the Garden Show on WBCK, discussed the critical status of several of the cooler plants including strawberries and blueberries. Even though these types of berries can sustain cold temperatures, that only happens when they have reached maturity. During the growing process, it s critical to keep them covered during the frigid temperatures at night. Uncovering them during the day is not a bad thing as these crops are in the stage of pollinizing with the help of bees.