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Wally goes to Hollywood!
Here’s a nice little artifact from the 1980s: Wally and Demi Moore sharing a scene in the apocalyptic thriller, “The Seventh Sign”. When I used to do craft fairs in Los Angeles, people would come up to me and tell … Continue reading
A new crop of deluxe funny mugs!
Here’s a nice little window to the creative process here at my studio. At the end of the day when we painted these prototype mugs, I broke out the “Confetti Plus” to celebrate the event (and make a nice shot … Continue reading
That’s why they call her, “Your Highness”!
All hail the queen of caffeine! She rules the land with a shaky hand! Oh man, this one was designed with sales in mind because it falls back on two time honored themes: cuteness and caffeine. Right now I only … Continue reading
How do you murder your oreo cookie?
“Let’s pretend that the cookies are people and the milk is a vat of acid.” I grew up in the 1960’s in a neighborhood chock full of half-crazed catholic kids doing all kinds of weird things all the time, so … Continue reading
I’m just working for the man.
For the past two months I’ve been working for the U.S. Census going door to door collecting information from residents here in Jefferson County, Colorado. It’s my first “real” job outside of making pottery since I graduated from college in … Continue reading
Going green and going up in flames.
“Fran had her skin dyed green to accentuate her love of Mother Earth and to show everyone that she was truly “going green” I came up with this new mug design idea last week on Earth Day. I’ve always felt … Continue reading
Six new deluxe mugs!
Last week’s firing was a really good one and I’m excited about the debut of my new line of deluxe funny mugs. These pieces are a lot more labor intensive than my standard line and the shapes of the mugs … Continue reading
New Mugs!
This week we’re decorating pots like mad and next week I’ll debut a new line of mugs. While I really like my standard cylinder mug because the shape lends itself well to my cartoons, I’ve always wanted to produce more … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolution #2: Put discontinued items on sale!
I just spent a full day reorganizing and revamping the online store and I’m on a crusade to get rid of all of my old and dated items. There is a new section in “Wally’s Bargain Basement” for discontinued designs. … Continue reading
It’s Showtime!
NOTE: THE NOAH VAN SCIVER COLLABORATIVE SERIES IS FOR SALE IN OUR ONLINE STORE The kiln is out, everything looks good and I seem to be spending a lot of time fussing with the pots today. Taking photos, assembling clocks, … Continue reading