Creative Under Stress Gifts

Married Life - Poet unable to write because of noisy children

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

Empty box of ideas

'I had no idea aspirin came in such a large bottle.'

"The raw material was all around me: That's how I got started as a sculptor..."

The Great Pyramid of Paperwork

"Fill me in so I can panic too."

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

"Your editor called again to see if the well was still dry."

House of books.

"You've got one day to come up with something new and exciting yet safe and time tested."

Brian, I hope you're taking this seriously.

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

The company's going bankrupt,you'll need to get someone in to bite my nails for me!

"I don’t understand why they aren’t happy, we give them challenging, demanding work and let them do it 80 hours a week!"

It's true. Some days I feel like creating a miracle, and some days I just feel like helping a dude catch a touchdown pass.

"Maybe I haven't suffered enough. Why don't you whip up some of your curried pork balls and refried rice for dinner?"

Creative napping

Man types with beer on his computer.

'Your manuscript was delicious.'

"Dude—you're ruining my face—and when are you painting my hands—my ear is itchy—also you stink—hurry up!"

'This is your new office.'

'She leaves before I finish her portrait.'

"They're love poems alright, but he cuts up the lines, throws them in the air and reassembles them randomly..."

"Okay, caption ideas for this cartoon. What do we got?"

'Sometimes the boss exerts too much pressure about meeting a project deadline.'

Important and Urgent Tasks and Not Important and Not Urgent Tasks.

'Creepy, yes. But on the other hand, he's never missed a deadline.'

AcmeVending 'Getting you through the hectic day!': Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Antidepressant.

Photocopying his ass was not as easy as he'd been led to believe.

"You act like you've never worked with an art director before."

Joe was so poor, his dog was a tumbleweed.

Man looking incredibly dizzy

"I'll now show the doodles form the last committee meeting."

'Remember, Son -- build a better mouse trap and an angry mob will beat a path to your door.'