Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck large wood drawing board but have a notion that

but have a notion that it may have been made by Cynthia Nuwmark Prelack

Everything about this lovely stoneware bowl makes me believe it is a piece by highly collectible mid-century studio potter Frank C

) Very good condition

and also a bit melancholic

I purchased these and a few other pencil drawings by the same unknown artist from a dealer in Maine

Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck large wood drawing board but have a notion thatI learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs, who has sold a few decks, and I wanted to hold a deck in my hands. They're pretty amazing. This complete 32 card deck plus two blanks came straight from Russian, and I know from the seller that they were made in IK 19 prison in Kazan in 2010. These, from what I understand, were not made by prisoners to sell, but rather are made as a single deck to use inside,