{"id":2812,"date":"2009-08-24T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2016-06-28T17:41:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T00:41:22","slug":"picking-prompts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/picking-prompts\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking Prompts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent comment, Quilt Rat asked how I pick the prompts for the Creative Prompt Project. In part it all started with Amy at the Creative Mom Podcast<\/a>, because I heard one word, thought about her thematic prompt and started on this project. The project has evolved very differently than the project in my mind.<\/p>\n

Around the same time, I had been thinking about Illustrated Journals<\/a> and that influenced my decisions about the CPP as well. You can read a little about my thoughts at the time in my February 20, 2009 post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another piece of the puzzle was a little book that DeWayne gave me as a Christmas gift. DeWayne is a former co-worker who is an unbelievably creative person. Every year at Christmas DeWayne gave everyone on the management team a little gift and one year it was a little blank book called Jeu de Cahier.<\/p>\n

\"Jeu<\/a>
Jeu de Cahier, Front Cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am very particular, and a bit of a connoisseur\/snob, about my notebooks and journals. This one didn’t fit, so I threw it into a drawer. When I started the CPP<\/a>, I came across this notebook again and decided that it would work for keeping track of my ideas for prompts. I have a big list in the front with all of the prompts and then I organized them by first letter of the alphabet, so I can keep better track of the ones I use.<\/p>\n

\"Prompts,<\/a>
Prompts, August 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I wander through my life, I note down words that might make good prompts in the future.<\/p>\n

Finally, I am getting to Quilt Rat’s question. Choosing a prompt depends on my mood.\u00a0 I leaf through the book and see what words jump out at me or strike my fancy. I, sometimes, try and choose prompts that fit in with a theme or something that is happening in the world. I don’t worry about that too much, however, because I don’t really think it matters for the CPP purposes.<\/p>\n

I try to prepare the prompts so that they post on the Friday and are consistent in terms of numbering and order. If I can think of a theme that fits, then I add that as well. Sometimes I change a prompt just before it is going o post and that can get me into trouble. Remember the double prompt Friday – June 5<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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