January 18, 2020 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle in the Desert

I have written about Mark Bulwinkle and his work many times, more certainly than I have written about anybody. It is fitting, for when I was hatching the idea for Quirky Berkeley and talked the idea over with a mentor and inspiration Sally Woodward, she said two words – “Mark Bulwinkle.” And it is fitting […]

January 18, 2020 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle in the Desert – Named Pieces

In my main post on Bulwinkle in the desert, I linked to this small post of bigger steel pieces with names.  I dig Bulwinkle’s naming. Lover Boy, Splendido, Willy, Nature, Lucile, Bustin’ Up, Beverly, Good Dog, Father, Bigger Trick. I asked my friend for his take on Bulwinkle’s naming. After he read the post, he […]

July 28, 2018 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle – Making Big Art Look Easy

“Then through all our proud land let us proudly proclaim / As we march to the front / “Remember the Maine!” Which is relevant because: I don’t simply confess, I proudly proclaim that I have posted about Mark Bulwinkle a great deal. When I was first kicking around the idea of Quirky Berkeley, I asked my mentor, […]

February 20, 2017 by tomdalzell

Field Trip – Emeryville Bulwinkle

It’s Presidents’ Day – a holiday – time for a field trip. Rather than the exotic locations we usually visit, this field trip is only a few miles, to Emeryville. Before the Big Development of Emeryville, it was industrial and funky. Yes, there was quirk, but not much.  Mostly the driftwood art in the mudflats. […]

May 21, 2016 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle Tiles

It is no secret – I am gaga about all of Mark Bulwinkle’s art.  No exceptions.  All of it. I have posted on his steel and metal work, his steel work with children at Malcolm X School, his new work at the old Cody’s, and his painted walls. Now: tiles.  Above are tiles in the restrooms […]

February 7, 2016 by tomdalzell

Painted Bulwinkle Walls

In early 2012 I was launching a new life after an almost death in December 2011.  Part of that New Life has been Quirky Berkeley. I talked with Sally Woodbridge, a mentor to me, about my ideas for the project.  When I described my thoughts about Quirky Berkeley, her first words were “Mark Bulwinkle.” Sally is usually right.  She […]

September 5, 2015 by tomdalzell

More Bulwinkle!

  Ponder this confluence of people and places: (1) The old Cody’s bookstore.  The final selling ground for Fred and Pat Cody, pioneers of the paperback revolution.  An important oasis of sanity and peace during the police and demonstrator violence of the 1960s and 1970s.  An empty shell for years at the corner of Telegraph and […]

December 1, 2014 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle at Malcolm X

  In October, 1963, Malcolm X spoke at Cal.  This was an important chapter in the history of speaker bans at Cal.  But that is not what this post is about. This is nothing more and nothing less than 19 photos of steel sculptures that were a collaboration between Mark Bulwinkle and the students of […]

September 15, 2014 by tomdalzell

Bulwinkle in Berkeley

When I told my mentor Sally Woodbridge about my then-nascent plan for Quirky Berkeley, the first thing that she said was “Mark Bulwinkle.”  I now know why.  To see the work of Mark Bulwinkle is to see just how much a person can accomplish in a lifetime.  Especially if he is a genius.  And especially […]