Mark Bulwinkle Studio Pottery Sun Tile

A studio pottery tile by the American artist Mark Bulwinkle (born 1946). This tile features the impressed image of a sun with smiling face and rays extending outward. The tile is marked "MB" to the verso. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, Bulwinkle studied at the University of Pittsburgh as well as the San Francisco Art Institute. He learned welding while living in San Francisco and worked as an industrial welder at Bethlehem Ship Yards until he became a full time artist in the 1980s. Bulwinkle is considered part of the West Coast Funk movement, an art movement that was in reaction to abstract expressionism and its non-objectivity.    Measurements: 2.25” W x 2.25” H x .5” D. Condition notes: Small chip upper left. Shipping Disclaimer: Please contact us if you have questions about shipping, including questions about shipping prices.