Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card great for holding all sorts

great for holding all sorts of lucky things

a jewelry designer from Bahia

This lovely

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

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card great for holding all sortsThis 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,