David Frykman: Biography

David and his wife Carole live and work amidst the quiet cedar trees on the rocky shores of Lake Michigan in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin. He has been creating his menagerie of characters since watching his mother sculpt small figures for department store window displays in the 1950's.

David's first career was as a potter, and it was with clay that he developed his facility for bringing life and vitality to his creations. While his choice of materials has now turned to wood, his high standard of craftsmanship...and his fascination with the unlimited potential of human expression remains.

David's highly original carvings have been reproduced by Coyne's and Company of Minneapolis as the "David Frykman Collection" and cherished by Santa lovers around the world since 1994.

In May 2005, David and Carole, their son Lucas Frykman and daughter-in-law Heather Harle Frykman, opened an art gallery, David Frykman Studio Gallery, in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. The gallery features David's original hand-carved santa and wildlife wood carvings. Other art on display in the gallery include photography by Heather Harle Frykman, oil and monotype paintings by Faith Frykman, acrylic paintings by Tim Nyberg, and pottery and wall sculptures by Steve Jorgenson.

Today, David opened a new gallery, the Frykman Studio Gallery, in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, featuring his wood carved art, Door County nature photography by Heather and Lucas Frykman, and pottery and wall sculptures by Steve Jorgenson.