Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile antique playing card I can't even imagine having

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

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

but once hung on the wall it is really not noticeable

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 I can't even imagine havingThis 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,