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 Hey Folks ~ one of our Toologics Tool Hero's, Max Krimmel has some big news. The Frick Museum in New York City has commissioned him to make a stone socle (stand) out of alabaster for a French Clock called The Dance of Time. For those of you who aren't familiar with Max's work, he is a guitar maker turned wood turner, turned alabaster extraordinaire. He was gracious enough to show me his studio, the tools he uses and tell me his story. Read his Tool Hero article here.
For Immediate Release
Max's News - May 2008
It's always a pleasure to be included in the works of a major museum. I can now add the Frick Collection in New York City to the list. The Frick was the residence of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) an industrialist who believed in collecting art and displaying it well. The residence was designed to hold his collection and eventually make it available to the public. The collection has expanded and now includes over 1,100 works of art from the Renaissance to the late 19th century.
In 2006 The Frick acquired a French clock The Dance of Time made in 1788 by the sculptor Clodion and the clock maker Lapaute. It sat on the mantle in the Fragonard Room on a faux stone socle (that's a base to those of us not versed in antiquarian vocabulary). The Fragonard Room was up for a major refurbishment and a proper stone socle was in order. They found me through my website, and commissioned the socle. The project is now finished, the room re-lit and repainted, with a beautiful socle of Colorado alabaster under the Clodion/Lapaute clock. You can see pictures of the process and the finished Fragonard Room here. I doubt the Frick will change this display anytime soon, so if you are in NYC…
You can also have one of my turnings for display on your own mantle. There is currently a good selection available for purchase on my website, or any of these fine Galleries:
Contemporary Crafts Museum - 724 NW Davis St, Portland, OR - (503-223-2654)
Del Mano Gallery - 11981 San Vicente Blvd, W. Los Angeles CA - (800-335-6266)
Wayne Art Center - 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne PA (610-688-3553)
Toklat Gallery - 231 Midland Ave. #210, Basalt, CO (970-927-1437)
Wood Turning Center - 501 Vine St, Philadelphia PA (215) 923-8000
I'd be glad to help you select one, but I can't guarantee it will make your living room look like Mr. Frick's. -Max Krimmel
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