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The 2012 Holiday Ornament Contest!
Here at Wallyworld, it’s an annual tradition to encourage all of my Wally fans to come up with the new holiday ornament design. My all-time favorite came two years ago when Kelly Garvin put together Christmas and bedbugs for the … Continue reading
Following that music muse right off a cliff….
OK, I’ll be the first to admit that these new mugs are even weirder than my normally weird pots. I don’t know what got into me. I’ve done lyrics on pots before and the problem has always been that the … Continue reading
Apocalyptic clowns?!!!
So if the world as we know it does come to an end when the Mayan calendar runs out this December, Wally and his doomsday merrymaker buddies will be ready to restart civilization with a bunker full of laughs and … Continue reading
What if they had an election and Mercury went into retrograde?!!!
Here at the Wallyware headquarters, we are always searching for new niche markets to cater to. Over the past few years, Robin (my oldest daughter) has helped me appreciate the wild and wacky world of astrology and tarot cards. I … Continue reading
Keeping busy with the Big Chili Cook-Off awards.
We’re having a really good summer here in the sales department at Wallyworld. One reason is a series of large orders from the Keith Fleming Gallery in Port Clinton, Ohio. Over the past few months we’ve shipped them hundreds upon … Continue reading
Some people really have a way with words!
When I heard the words, “retroactive retirement”, I knew it would be a good starting point for a workplace themed mug. Last week Ed Gillespie, Mitt Romney’s senior campaign adviser used this term in a CNN interview to explain how … Continue reading
“The plate’s the thing”
I’ve been doing Wally cartoons for so many years, when somebody asks me if I’ve done a Wally cartoon about a specific topic I’m sometimes uncertain whether or not I have. Has Wally ever had a Shakespeare adventure? I’m pretty … Continue reading
THEY FIND LIVE SHEEP INSIDE SHARKS ALL THE TIME!
This is definitely one of the weirdest design ideas I’ve come up with in quite a while. For the record, I didn’t think up the words for this one. That credit goes to my wife, Lori. We were having dinner … Continue reading
Why does that man sit on his porch and drink coffee all day?
The idea for this mug came in an email from one of my customers: Dear Tom: For years I had a “Sleep is for wimps” cup at my desk at Intel. I was appropriate since I would arrive by 5:00 … Continue reading
Three galleries well worth visiting, Doggonit!
Wally always goes on the wildest and coolest adventures, mostly figuratively but this month literally. The Guilford Art Center in Guilford, CT just received a shipment of seventy fetching Wally pieces for their “Hair of the Dog” pet-themed art show … Continue reading