Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card were once displayed as wall

were once displayed as wall ornaments: I carefully peeled some old adhesive off of their backs

a jewelry designer from Bahia

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

I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this

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

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card were once displayed as wallThis 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,