Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25
Big Ideas In
Small Packages
By HARRIET CRIFFITHS
Star Staff Writer

w his WIFE Felicia have things rather neatly tied up
Their tiny gold and silver statuettes than
inch high they represent of the towering figures
the panorama of lifethe couples favore study
Modelled in and cast by delicate that the
slightest mishap destroy to 100 hours work. the minute
art objects have impressive detail
copy the head of Queen Nefertt recalls ofTeds
heroes-her husband Pharaoh Ikhnaton Amenhotep w.
who tried to establish monotheism in ancient Egypt
He far ahead of his time in things
Ted HE felt that art should depict life and he had
carvings done of himself and his family that broke from
the styled art of his time"
Felicia artist who joined her husband in the
miniature casting after their marriage three ago. also
take subjects from the have done Abraham sacr
cing his and pushing aside the walls of
the temple and from fables which notes Ted Of
mans getting across point
Ted playing cello q years small boy the
knee of his father Michel the vOnst and restaurateur
whose family Weiner Ted plays the restaurant six
days week. and Felicia works there cashier.
The violin technique he learned from his father has given
unusual dimension Teds cello playing He has done
composing and recording mostly in the Hungarian
vein He also has developed guitar technique which
allows him to produce flamenco music his big mellow
voiced instrument.
Years ago. his interest in studying cuism metaphysics
and philosophy led him to admire symbolic ring used by
Egyptian priests 5000 years On learning the cost of hav
ing such ring made by eweer he resolved to try making
his
casting process laboratories
produced the ring in gold, double finger
let with symbolism of the life cycle and nny He and Fell
cia and some of their friends the rings.
by Baltimore artist He amazed at the detail achieved
in forms little bigger than humbna He spent two
developing the Of casting the tiny figures which
hollow inside.
We've figured out what could do with the fig
ures," says Felicia But they're fun to make"
1T satisfies creative desire in u.s. points out Ted I'VE
try to get detail right down to the face We choose figures
either because they important symbolcaly because
of what they did in life Our real work the study of life
They view their occupations preparation for
the future when they devote all their time to the work
they want to do including going back to school
I'VE have set goal of money, the income of which will
leave free do the things want do says Ted I'VE
have hunger know about things would like to be-
come doctor, just for the knowledge"
Fortunately for the saving of money the young Michels
have Unsuitable dOtyoursef appetite They make their
furniture Ted rebuilds sports and Felicia designs
and makes her clothes They love buy Junk"
tiOns and restore it.
Their idea of a vacation a 7OO0mile three-week
round trip California in small sports with Teds cello
strapped the luggage rack their clothes plastic bags
tucked around the crevices inside the The gasoline and
oil bill came to ST. and they made sandwiches along the
New interests keep crowdng in with old keep the
young couple busy Ted has idea of making rings out
of meteOriteS something out of this world" he