Ted Flicker refers to his sculpture career as his “Third Act” – a fitting term since his professional life prior to coming to Santa Fe revolved around theater in New York  and film in Hollywood. He and his wife Barbara moved to Santa Fe in 1986 and immediately immersed themselves in the art scene here as a collectors and friends to numerous artists. After a 1995 visit to an exhibition by renowned sculptor Paul Moore and Moore’s subsequent agreement to act as his instructor, Ted made the decision to try his hand at sculpting. Approaching his new found love with the same drive and enthusiasm he had brought to all of his previous endeavors, Flicker spent the next few years establishing his studio, refining his craft, and developing customized equipment and techniques for viewing and working on three-dimensional sculpture. Since then he has created over 50 works in bronze, polymer, and mixed media, and established a 4 acre sculpture garden where 35 works, ranging from one-half to two times life-size, are displayed. Five of his figures were selected to be the sculpture garden of Tirranna, the last private home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Flicker is currently working on series of sculpture based upon hidden meanings placed in holy writings by God and his Prophets (Graven Questions).

“Act One” for Flicker began after he graduated the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, with his work in improvisational Theater as a member of The Compass, the country’s first improvisational theater in Chicago and with the creation of his own improvisational theater in St. Louis - The Crystal Palace. In New York he introduced Improvisational Theater with his The Premise, which added theaters in Westport CT. and Washington DC. In London The Premise was responsible for an act of Parliament removing The Lord Chamberlain from his position of theater censor. During this time he also wrote and directed his first Broadway musical “The Nervous Set”, and wrote (with Buck Henry) and directed his first film “The Troublemaker”. Then came Hollywood and “Act Two” with his hit film “The President’s Analyst” (removed from theaters by J. Edgar Hoover after its release), followed by numerous Movies and TV and culminating in 1975 when he created the hit series “Barney Miller”.