Creative Philosophical Mugs

Mime artist reading: 'Thinking Outside the Invisible Box.'

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

The Art Student.

'Let's not go by the book.'

Copycats

"Too bad about old Ainsworth. Published and published, but perished all the same."

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."

' A good idea '

"She's been so creative lately."

"Do me next."

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

College. Did you pick a major yet? I'm doing a double major in art and logic --- I want to draw my own conclusions!

"Either that's Marmaduke with a lizard's head in front of us, or I really mixed up my meds."

"Meet the embellisher 3-5 pm"

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."

The Map of the human brain

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

'The secret to doing a book report is only picking books that have been made in to movies.'

"I just love the way you're so endlessly inventive in the bedroom."

'Assuming their porridge was poured at the same time, how could it then be too hot, too cold and just right?'

Empty box of ideas

"In the beginning, God created, like, 300 concept sketches..."

"Just because I can deliver toys around the world in one night, doesn't mean I understand the tax code."