Unlocking Creativity Mugs

A Padlock and a Pet Key.

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

I should be a writer when I grow up...

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

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

"We only got six days of funding."

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

The Artist

' A good idea '

"Do me next."

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

"She's been so creative lately."

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

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

Employee won't think about work outside of box

'What a drive! Our boy's going to go a long, long way.'

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

'Tony, you always try to lead.'

"I don't think I can express what I have to say in just colored paper and glue."

Rejected Titles For The Canadian National Anthem.

'I guess every team needs a creative renegade.'

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

'I love my new easylife artist's easel.'

Bright idea

Raincloud Umbrella

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

"Can't you do something more creative than messing around with cupboard doors?"

Busy man, busy life, busy shirt.

Hair Crop Circle

The Thought Process.

Deep in the heart of the RAND think tank, the world's greatest scientists would gather to brainstorm Batman's fight sounds.

"Seth, here, is one of the best young creative compromisers in the business."