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Hot Cups, Wild Geese and A Giant Radioactive Walleye.
This week’s post features two of my all-time best accounts: The Evergreen Gallery and The Keith Fleming Gallery. The former has been carrying my work for over twenty years and this month I’m the featured artist in their “Mugs in … Continue reading
Mother’s Day, Teacher’s, Dad’s and Grad’s Gifts
We’re loading up the kiln this week with lots of pots aimed at the upcoming “appreciation holidays”: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and the graduation season. Here’s a rundown of our top gift items for these celebrations. I highly recommend visiting … Continue reading
What do Nikola Tesla, meth addicts and grumpy Republicans all have in common?
Last week’s firing yielded a trio of mugs that were made for the sheer fun if it. I have no idea if these pots will sell, but I really like them. A few weeks ago I was drawing in my … Continue reading
Here’s where my ideas come from….
Wally’s latest adventure has a good story behind it. My wife and I were out for dinner with friends and one of the women in our group told us she’s always wanted to come up with a Wally cartoon idea … Continue reading
YOU GOTTA SEE THESE CRAZY NEW MUGS!!!
BIG NEWS! I’ve been working like a madman on these new mugs for the past month and they are now for sale exclusively at my Etsy site. This has been a really fun project and I’m looking forward to hearing … Continue reading
Meet the new Pope. Not the same as the old Pope.
Who is going to be the new Pope? Wally, of course! Some of the very first Wally cartoons were Catholic school oriented so it’s only fitting that this epic chapter in Vatican history be commemorated with a new Wally design. … Continue reading
It’s time to buy your crazy sweetie an insane new coffee mug!!
I just rolled out the first kiln load of the year this morning and, while I didn’t specifically target these five new mug designs for Valentine’s Day, they do have an odd appeal for the V-Day gift shopper. What’s the … Continue reading
Christmas is going to the dogs.
A couple of weeks ago I launched some new custom items: dog bowls and milk bone jars. The response to these has been great! One astute customer in Tempe, AZ realized this would be the perfect item for all of … Continue reading
And the winner of the 2012 Holiday Ornament Design Contest is…
…Pam Hamilton and her stunning Lance Armstrong/Charlie Brown idea! This is my favorite entry out of well over a dozen submissions to our yearly ornament design contest. One of the secrets to Pam’s success is that she hit us with … Continue reading
Custom dog bowls and milk bone jars!
Dogs love Christmas: the family spends more time in the living room, unattended food gets left out on the coffee table, and above all, everyone gets presents. This year your dog has an amazing opportunity to receive a gift that … Continue reading