Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card Minor paint loss-- a little

Minor paint loss-- a little along the side of the left ear and interior of the right ear

It appears that the painting was cutout and glued onto a backing

birds and abstract shapes that read like fanciful handles of long thin swords) I’d bet are one of a kind

CA potter (1916-1991) who created this gorgeous lilttle vase

a jewelry designer from Bahia

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card Minor paint loss-- a littleThis is one of three hand painted vintage 1970s ceramic tiles by Ken Goldstrom that I just found in Maine, and which I think are just right and just terrific. Based in Beverly, MA, Goldstrom has been creating small scale ceramic sculpture and tiles in a similar manner for many decades (unbeknownst to me until now), which he describes as "typically playful, sometimes whimsical, sometimes dark." In this one, our man seems a bit at the end of his rope,