Collaborative Creative Mugs

'It's our new assembly line. When the person at the end of the line has an idea, he puts it on the conveyor belt, and as it passes each of us, we mull it over and try to add to it.'

"Young Frankenstein"

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

"You can build it with me, but you can't wreck it with me."

"It's been hell since you went into animation."

"Oh, puhleeese. No one's going to steal your idea."

"Hell, Mom! How's it look?!" "Holy mackerel."

Children's Imagination

Advertising and PR Agency: 'I'm able to spin at 60 words per minute, hype at 50 words and distort at 45 words.'

'Okay, let's go over this again: You tell me your great ideas, I repeat them back to you, then you tell me I have a great idea and I get all the credit for it!'

'I use these ice cubes to make minor home repairs.'

"Dave, we need to talk about office props and work productivity."

Burt was a true artist and conservationist. He recycled his beer cans...Making an ornate garden wall and rockery.

Brian, I hope you're taking this seriously.

New Ideas in Business.

"Tonight the part normally played by the audience will be played by actors playing the part of the audience."

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

'This one writes some fine lyrics, and the other one has composed some beautiful music, but they just done't seem to hit it off as collaborators.'

Museum of Mediocre Art.

'The nice thing about group practice is that two minds are better than one.'

'If you do not stop smudging, I'm getting a new cartoonist.'

Executive MFA

The dream works when the team works

'I assume this is a fictionalized version of your algebra homework.'

"Alexander Bell? Louis Daguerre here - I have an idea that may enhance your telephone invention...!"

Writing buddies

'I try to encourage creativity.'

Harpist using her bed frame as a harp.

"Welcome to the co-author's party! You're number twenty-one."

'The FSA is keen on new ways to get it's message across...'

Hey, curing is an art, man! And as an artist I may sign my work, right?!

"I'm not wasting time; I'm listening to my muse."

"She was an excellent model, but her mother simply couldn't learn to trust me."

"Rather than plagiarism. . . I'd like to think of myself as a co-author!"

Duo for Flute and Hobo