Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker and a nice addition to

and a nice addition to a whimsey collection

43 1/2" x 11/16" wide and deep

I am sure this piece is Mexican

blue-eyed and with an angelic little pink smile

with beautifully hand-written numbers

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker and a nice addition toThis 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,