Fredrik turned down the Academy of fine arts in Oslo because they had shut down the education in stone sculpting and went to Carrara, Italy, instead to follow his dream.

He found a place to live in the mountains above Seravezza, but the Marble Studios were hesitant to give him work.

Fredrik bought a hammer and some chissels and walked into the mountains where Michelangelo once (500 years before him) searched for marble blocks for his future masterpieces. Legend says that the Master walked around in the mountains above Seravezza and, when he found a block he deemed worthy, he carved his “M” into it, so that his assistants could take it out and down to his workshop.

Fredrik walked around for days looking at stones and mountain (all marble!) and legend has it that when he found his block, it allready had an “M” carved into it.

Out of this rock Fredrik carved his firs sculpture; Albert.

Fredrik worked on the sculpture in the mountains until it was light enough to bring down to his little cabin in Seravezza. The following weeks he finnished it there.

Fredrik worked on the sculpture in the mountains until it was light enough to bring down to his little cabin in Seravezza. The following weeks he finnished it there.