Gwen frostic biography

Gwen Frostic loved nature.  She loved all nature―animals, birds, plants, snow, stars―but she seemed to have a special fondness for trees.  In her book, These Things are Ours, she wrote “somehow a tree exemplifies a great unconquerable spirit”.
From all accounts, Frostic knew a thing or two about unconquerable spirits.
Frostic was an artist, author and entrepreneur known for her naturalist block print artwork and artisan stationery items.  She single-handedly built a multi-million-dollar business, Presscraft Papers, at a time when the number of successful business women could be counted on one hand.  And she did it her own way, by creating and selling her own art!
Interestingly, Presscraft Papers was not her first attempt at an art-based business.  After leaving university to “make a living”, Frostic created and sold copper and brass items such as fireplace screens, sundials, vases and clocks under a business she called Metalcraft.  Her metalwork business was quite successful―even enjoying the patronage of high-profile clients like Clara and Henry Ford.  Unfortunately, World War II broke out and metal supplies became so scarce Frostic had to close her Metalcraft business.  She did not, however, give up!  Instead, she chose a different medium and Presscraft Papers was bor

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