European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse A polish fitted e Tiggs comes up with a design draws it on the Shell Narks it Lor culling paints it. Puts on live to 15 coals of Gardener. Uses a dentist s Drill Tor fancy cuts hinges it when appropriate. Lims with beading or cording. Minis the inside puts figurines inside makes a stand my fashions a decorative top. Schmidt hit been involved with arts and Cratts inca she was nine. For the past seven years she s in into egg Ait. She enters her creations in egg flows around the world. She said the Artol egg Eury requires no Talent offering herself As a Good example. I can t draw a straight line Sho said not even with a Lul Crl Schmidt makes Christmas ornaments music boxes hot play the 12 Days of Christmas and even purses my of $20 Ostrich eggs. She also fashions Bells vases Himes and even Napkin rings out of various bowl eggs. Thyl moot expensive Eye is a Biack Emu egg she Aid. Ii goes for $30." Schmidt who teaches classes in Eye decorating is Ryling to Start an egg decorating Cju ild in curopc1 i d Ike to have egg Eury recognized As a Maart form she said she said it takes about six to 10 hour to Linton a simple Egri but it took her a week of 10-hour Days to inish her masterpiece an Ostrich Eye with .1 display toll inside. It s my favorite she said. The Garti a wears an egg jewelry combination that imitates the Peter cat Faberge eggs designed Lor the russian Starina during the second Hall of the 19th Century. Mrw was a while enamelled egg with a hinge thai opened to a Gold Yolk real Gold which in turn opened to a Golden Hen on a Golden nest. The in opened to reveal a miniature of the russian Royal Craw which in turn opened to reveal a Ruby Pendant. She relates egg philosophy and superstition with the ease of a professor of egg ology. Eggshells used to be buried in the foundations of Homes to bring Luck she said. Eggshells were the Symbol of the universe the Earth supposedly was hatched trom an egg. The Yolk was the Earlh the while was the vault of heaven. Ostrich eggs Are Stilt used by aboriginal tribes in Australia As water containers. They Bury them m the Earth Mark their locations and when water is scarce they dig them up and drink. If there is one thing Schmidt wants it is Lor hens 10 toy eggs that Are empty. That would make my me so Nuch easier she said. Anyone interested in information on egg Decora ing classes or forming an egg Eury Guild can Call Schmidt at Ems an 0911-608378. �mbar9, 1985 i " i wad Kerti with a Madonna Mode of Wox and red in traditional bavarian ttys. Creating creches of Wax by Linda White travel editor Ansi Wao Kerti makes about two dozen christinas creches Ever year. Each k unique built of Wood she teds in the mountains and peopled with figures made of Wax the Art of making Wax dolls is in old one belonging to Alpine Folk who used the Long harsh Winters to create so Many beauties wad Kerti remembers mat ing uni Juls when she was a child by she seriously began Chunling Wax dolls about eight years at it to a Hubby thai became a bums. And in Dali has turned or if room of Hei suburban Munich Home into a Yanall gallery the laces and hands of the dolls require pins Lakin work especially Lor me no Maloire injures , All , from Iab i i than an Inch Lony to liyu.".". P it ups i loot tall i to the laces swum. In it i m ii i i a ii,.wvin Shu said for the cribs she co lots Wood ail a i Tim i i i to i j Lui Wax Shepherd and sheep Horn a creche. Old it it . I j. A Lill i in by Riho hang Lilia i he Soini it Hei i in figures Are the individual . Thu re in. A neapolitan Madonis and ,1 1 1 i Puavai Wiiri disc Lio Camri the Bil m his apis in fit Leili 1. L tin i or no Iii Tod in , , sin j a doll17, Der cd m Lois costume rn.ikc1. It Drossc. And j. A Wittl Bic has n . Of Phi Mil do to it ironed Horn the pairings in the he of beauties of Ludwig i m the Pali ice in Munch she also makes wan Down Angels Anil velveteen balls Lor thu Chri Arnao Irce. stars and Tittle baskets do died Hov to she has recently Boojun a a Wirtsen my Wuh cd Rai racs cribs and wan Durer Mary. Joseph Iho baby Jesus. In Eph Cir wit no ii. In nil j. Hop Ati. , . Allow Kwh the figures a i made to we Foi various cubs a crib costs from 4 10 250 Nurr. About s 18 to s 100. Liguido co 2 silo 85 Marks at it s 10 to $3-1 and groups of figures run from 80 to 13b Wiki ii dul s3? to s m. Small cribs and figures together Cost 55 Marks about 522. Until Crin Slinns Wadk Eili s collection in open 2 to 6 p m tuday and sunday at forets Rasse 76. Ott Brunn i emerling. Near Munich. Take the Munich s f to the pm Brunn station about 25 minutes from the Munich City cent Erlei. 089-602462. The stars and stripes Page 15
