The 2021 Assignments

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a mushroom
an illustration from a children's book
a zig zag
a dried leaf or flower
something loud
Bonus: a quote

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something mechanical
a schematic
something smooth
a piece of newspaper
handwriting
Bonus: polka dots

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an animal with long ears
something that starts with M
something that came in the mail
a leaf or leaves
bubbles
Bonus: a watch or clock

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a piece of jewelry
text using a different alphabet
a symbol of heraldry
plaid
something that slides
Bonus: lined paper

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something sweet
fabric
a place
graph paper
something you hold in your hand
Bonus: something crooked

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something that represents spring
something ornate
a shoe
something stencilled
a tea bag cover
Bonus: a photo or portion of a photo

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an image in black and white
something in a color you don't typically use
botanicals: flowers/plants
graph paper or lined paper
a chocolate or candy wrapper
Bonus: anything that starts with the letter Y

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a tool
a doll or toy
something cold
a playing card, either side
sheet music
Bonus: security envelope design

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an illustration
something with fur
a math symbol
a postage stamp
the sun
Bonus: a food item

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wrapping paper
something shaped in an oval
something with legs
a tree
something out of the recycle bin
Bonus: a rubber stamping in any color except black

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library ephemera such as a lending card, catalog card, or checkout receipt
something electronic
washi tape
something red
lined paper
Bonus: architecture

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anything that starts with S
text in a language that is not your native tongue
a car
translucent paper such as tracing paper, vellum, or tissue paper
something with fins

Bonus: a receipt

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something that’s dark
textured paper
something round
paper with a repeating pattern
a place
Bonus: a plane

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something found in an office
brown paper or a
paper bag piece
a game piece or puzzle piece
something that is alive
a barcode
Bonus: “light” - whatever
that means to you

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pattern paper
something gray
an illustration
something in the shape of a hexagon
text from a book page
Bonus: paper that has
a stain or is stained

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a bug or insect
a piece of lined paper or graph paper
a sequence of numbers
something “rough”,
however you interpret that
a piece of dictionary page
Bonus: a sticker

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something sticky
something drawn or written in pencil
a window or door
something that starts with a J
chewing gum or cough drop wrapper
Bonus: a person

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something found in a desert
fiber, yarn, or string
cursive handwriting
an art scrap
an eating or cooking utensil
Bonus: a piece of coloring book page

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something maroon
graph paper
origami or another kind of folded paper
colorful paper
a place
Bonus: a portion of a brochure or advertisement

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something that starts with an "N"
a piece of postcard, either side
a piece of coloring book page
a measurement of something, even if you write it out
something in a geometric shape besides rectangular
Bonus: something that represents summer

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something wet
a kind of tag
a pattern with stripes
something silver
a barcode
Bonus: an image from a magazine

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something that turns or spins
a list
an advertisement
graph paper
something that emits heat
Bonus: a piece of washi tape

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a path or road
something with a spine
a candy wrapper
textured paper
something square
Bonus: anything with a bit of yellow

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something the shape of a triangle
instructions
a formula (whatever that means to you)
something stenciled
a place
Bonus: a crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle

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something you are thankful for
numbers
a ticket
your handwriting
something that can blow in the wind
Bonus: a map

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something that represents time
something woody or wood grain
an art scrap
something red
song lyrics or a song title
Bonus: a photograph

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a date
a group of three
a flag
something found under water
a ribbon
Bonus: something with a bumpy surface

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text in a foreign language
something stapled
something related to coffee
a postage stamp
something with wings
Bonus: tissue paper or napkin

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thread(s) or piece(s) of fabric
a label
a plant
something found in a doctor's office
a sticker
Bonus: an art scrap

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portion of a food/drink label
postcard or letter
an advertisement
something with wheels
money
Bonus: something blue

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a name
an animal
a travel item
something in black and white
something written or drawn with your non-dominant hand
Bonus: a triangle

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squares
text or a quote
a postal item
a pen or pencil
something that represents summer
Bonus: a piece of dictionary page

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"weather", whatever that means to you
a person/people
handwriting
a map
a number
Bonus: a rubber stamping in 2 different colors

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a repeating pattern found in nature
something in watercolor
something musical
a piece of washi tape
a calendar page or portion of
Bonus: a doodle

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buttons (real, drawn, or stamped)
something royal
a poem
a schematic
two of something
Bonus: something purple

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a photo
a geometric shape
something you see through the window
lines
a ticket stub of any kind
Bonus: typewriter text

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a comic
architecture
something cold
a favorite word
a bird
Bonus: something torn

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a flower
a foreign language
stitching (real, drawn, or stamped)
a measurement
something torn
Bonus: geometric shapes

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an illustration
a person
something round
a shoe
sheet music
Bonus: tissue paper

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a ribbon
transportation
tissue paper
food packaging or label
a repeating pattern
Bonus: something shiny

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an herb or other fragrant plant
handwriting
"ink" - whatever that means to you
circles
an illustration
Bonus: a key

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something with a bit of pink
a place
a piece of newspaper
a form or portion of one
text other than English or your native language
Bonus: an art scrap

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a list
anything from the grocery store
a piece of washi tape
architecture
a star
Bonus: something that came in the mail

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a business card
a sticker
security envelope design
text other than English or your native language
a place
Bonus: textured paper

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numbers
graph paper or lined paper
an art scrap
a book page or portion
a old sticky note
Bonus: instructions

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• a barcode
• a photo or portion of a photo
• a thing
• a clothing tag
• text in a different alphabet
• Bonus: handwriting

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• a person
• an image from a magazine
• a doodle
• a piece of washi tape
• a tea bag cover
• Bonus: an illustration

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• something fast
• a postage stamp
• a piece of map
• a border or frame
• a portion of a brochure
• Bonus: form or part of a form

The year 2020

The last 12 assignments

I'm stopping at 40 prompt assignments and want to do something different for the last weeks of the year.

Instead, I'm going to give you a themed topic to collage. I did these in the old Facebook group, and they're great exercises. Ready?

#2020c45 --Tissue Paper--

Use tissue paper to experiment with layering. Use white or colored tissue paper, or combinations, along with regular collage papers. If you use colored tissue paper, how does it add or change other images you are working with? Does it enhance your images? What happens if you use the tissue paper to mask what is beneath?

Don't forget that you can rubber stamp on tissue paper, and use those images as layers too.

#2020c44 --A sewing project--

Many of us admire sewing and its uses in making art. Gather items that could be used to create a collage about sewing. You can create it with just visual elements, or you can add embellishments that may be 3-dimensional.

#2020c43 --Bon Voyage--

Make a collage of travel-related items or from things that remind you of what a trip could be like. A collage can be inspired from something real or imagined.

#2020c42--Let’s go out to eat--

Have you missed going out to eat these last several months, due to sheltering in place? Make a collage about dining out some place enjoyable. What kinds of ephemera could you use? It might be a challenge to get a hold of a menu these days, but you can find images of a set table, perhaps, or fine china and dinnerware? What about a memorable view?

#2020c41--Junk Mail--

Make a collage only from junk mail you receive over a week.

This collage might not have a vintage feel to it. Also, it’s possible that you are not going to love the elements you choose because your options might be limited, but this exercise makes you focus on the possibilities of what you can create with what you have. So why make something you’re not going to love? There’s a purpose in this assignment and that is for you to think about process: what colors go together, how many elements are sufficient, should you add text, etc. Hopefully, your end product turns out to be something you are proud of.

If you live in a part of the world where you don’t receive junk mail in your mailbox (lucky you!), flyers from shops and grocers in town would be good a good alternative.

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✓ Ocean or sea
✓ Something in a foreign language
✓ A piece of folded paper
✓ Something you are thankful for
✓ A sticker from a fruit or vegetable
*Bonus: A random piece of washi tape

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✓ Dirt/soil/earth
✓ Something with two wheels
✓ A portion of a brochure or advertisement
✓ Something with turquois
✓ A person
*Bonus: Textured paper

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✓ Something that contains energy
✓ "Sprinkles" - whatever that means to you
✓ A song title
✓ Something written in pencil
✓ Lined paper
*Bonus: A barcode

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✓ Anything that starts with the letter j
✓ A spiral
✓ A game or game piece
✓ Brown/kraft paper
✓ Handwriting
*Bonus: A rubber stamping in red ink

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✓ Glass
✓ Something edible
✓ A repeating pattern in a round shape
✓ Uppercase font
✓ A doodle border
*Bonus: Graph paper

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✓ Something that produces a pleasant sound
✓ A building
✓ Something fancy
✓ Sheet music
✓ A math symbol
*Bonus: Any kind of tag

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✓ A color of a summer fruit
✓ Brown paper/kraft paper
✓ A chevron pattern
✓ A rubber stamping in blue ink
✓ A piece of tissue paper or napkin
*Bonus: Text in a different alphabet

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✓ A plant or animal with stripes
✓ A dot-to-dot you create by hand
✓ A group of three
✓ A postal symbol
✓ Graph paper
*Bonus: A teabag cover

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✓ Anything that starts with the letter L
✓ Lines from a poem
✓ A geometric shape
✓ Handwriting
✓ An illustration
*Bonus: A border or frame

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✓ "Treasure" whatever that means to you
✓ A feather or feathers
✓ The design side from a playing card
✓ A zig-zag pattern
✓ Jewelry
*Bonus: Something round

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✓ Something that emits heat
✓ A fruit
✓ Sheet music or notes
✓ Graph paper
✓ A sequence of random letters
*Bonus: A label

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✓ Something that uses fuel
✓ A piece of folded paper
✓ An office supply
✓ Illustration from a children's book
✓ A date
*Bonus: A sticker

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✓ Something that plugs into the wall
✓ A form, blank or filled
✓ Something green
✓ A rubber stamping on tissue paper
✓ An art scrap
*Bonus: A piece of washi tape

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✓ Something that contains metal
✓ Flower petals
✓ A string of numbers
✓ Something written in your non-dominant hand
✓ A symbol
*Bonus: Ledger paper

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✓ Something that records
✓ Stripes
✓ Something bright
✓ Envelope, either side
✓ Map
*Bonus: Coloring book page

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✓ "Magic" - whatever that means to you
✓ Floral
✓ Dashed lines
✓ A form or portion of, filled or blank
✓ Text not in your native language
*Bonus: A piece of washi tape

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✓ Dance
✓ Something in the shape of a triangle
✓ A crossword or newspaper puzzle
✓ Something you wear
✓ Crinkled paper
*Bonus: A piece of napkiin or tissue paper

#2020c23

✓ An instrument that measures something
✓ Something red
✓ An emblem
✓ A piece of magazine or newspaper text
✓ A repeating pattern
*Bonus: Paper with a bumpy surface

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✓ A string of numbers
✓ Something with teeth
✓ An office supply
✓ Text or an image in reverse
✓ Something shiny
*Bonus: connecting links

#2020c21

✓ A portion of a sewing pattern
✓ Something made from wool
✓ A vegetable
✓ Tea-dyed/coffee-dyed paper
✓ Something heart shaped
*Bonus: a typo

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✓ Something that represents a party of celebration
✓ Something with a bit of yellow
✓ Any kind of tape
✓ An old sticky note
✓ Something sour
*Bonus: a doodle in red

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✓ Something heavy
✓ Something drawn or written in pencil
✓ A piece of calendar
✓ An art scrap
✓ A chewing gum or cough drop wrapper
*Bonus: Tissue paper or napkin

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✓ Something sticky
✓ Something you can wear
✓ A favorite word
✓ A piece of coloring book page
✓ Something with paint or ink on it
*Bonus: A zig zag

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✓ Something red
✓ Two of something
✓ Something that points or is pointing
✓ A piece of envelope, either side
✓ Kraft color paper or brown paper
*Bonus: A sticker

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✓ Something that dangles
✓ Something that starts with the letter J
✓ A piece of letter or note
✓ A schematic
✓ A rubber stamping in any color but black
*Bonus: Circles

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✓ Something that rings
✓ A plaid pattern
✓ A piece of map
✓ Something in a hexagon shape
✓ Text in a foreign language
*Bonus: Numbers

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✓ Something wet
✓ Lavender - the color or the plant
✓ A game piece or piece of a puzzle
✓ Paper in a "soft" color or colors
✓ A business card or portion
*Bonus: A sticker

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✓ Something orange
✓ Something with claws
✓ A bell or bells
✓ Stripes or striped paper
✓ Calligraphy
*Bonus: Numbers

#2020c12

✓ "Money" - whatever that means to you
✓ Something that starts with the letter F
✓ Something drawn or written in pencil
✓ Coarse paper
✓ A label
*Bonus: A flag

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✓ Something you're thankful for
✓ Something that's alive
✓ A ticket of some kind
✓ A piece of map
✓ Something stenciled
*Bonus: A bug or insect

#2020c10

✓ Something you see through a window
✓ something you can hold in your hand
✓ A mushroom or small flower
✓ A poem or portion of
✓ A piece of dictionary page
*Bonus: A geometric shape

#2020c09

✓ A piece of jewelry
✓ something green
✓ paper with lines on it
✓ something found in a desk
✓ something drawn in ink
*Bonus: a security envelope pattern

#2020c08

✓ A person or people
✓ Bubbles
✓ A crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle
✓ Text in a language not in English or your native language
✓ Sticker from a fruit or vegetable, from the grocery store
*Bonus: The next noun you hear someone saying, in any form

#2020c07

✓ A leaf or leaves
✓ Something sweet
✓ A group of three
✓ A math symbol
✓ A doodle
*Bonus: A label

#2020c06

✓ Something ornate
✓ A piece of dictionary page
✓ Something that turns or spins
✓ Something that starts with the letter C
✓ A form or portion--blank or filled
*Bonus: Something you see through the window

#2020c05

✓ A path or road
✓ Somethng cold
✓ A favorite word
✓ A piece of calendar
✓ Paper with a repeating pattern
*Bonus: An illustration

#2020c04

✓ A playing card, either side
✓ A group of three
✓ Something with a bumpy surface
✓ Something that splashes
✓ Buttons - real, drawn, or stamped
*Bonus: A person/people

#2020c03

✓ A bug or insect
✓ A key
✓ A sequence of numbers
✓ "Ink" - whatever that means to you
✓ A quote
*Bonus: Something in black and white

#2020c02

✓ Something with a bit of pink
✓ Sheet music or a portion of
✓ A clothing tag
✓ A list
✓ Text from a book page
*Bonus: A rubber stamping in 2 colors

#2020c01

✓ Something that represents time
✓ Something that blows in the wind
✓ Thread(s) or a piece of fabric
✓ An animal
✓ Something out of the recycle bin
*Bonus: A postage stamp
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ASSIGNMENT 51

✓Something fast
✓An eating or cooking utensil
✓Anything that starts with a K
✓A random piece of washi tape
✓Text in a foreign language
*Bonus: Triangles

ASSIGNMENT 50

✓A star
✓A doll or toy
✓Something cold
✓A portion of a brochure or advertisement
✓Something that reminds you of your mother/aunt/grandmother
*Bonus: Something musical

ASSIGNMENT 49

✓An illustration
✓A border or frame
✓Origami or another kind of folded paper
✓Something that starts with the letter V
✓Something that represents fall
*Bonus: A ribbon

Assignment 48

✓A shoe
✓A piece of coloring book page
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
✓An herb or other fragrant plant
✓Something written in your non-dominant hand
*Bonus: A pattern with stripes

Assignment 47

✓Something squishy
✓A favorite word
✓Something maroon
✓Circles
✓Weather
*Bonus: Graph paper

Assignment 46

✓Something from a magazine
✓Anything that starts with a letter K
✓An art scrap
✓A doodle
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: something related to coffee

Assignment 45

✓A repeating pattern
✓A place
✓A chewing gum or cough drop wrapper
✓Sheet music, or portion of
✓Something found in a doctor’s office
*Bonus: Lines

Assignment 44

✓A geometric shape
✓Something with fins
✓A plant
✓A form or portion, blank or filled
✓“Electronic”, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: Something used in an office

Assignment 43

✓Something written with your non-dominant hand
✓Graph paper
✓Something that splashes
✓Something that represents summer
✓Something stenciled
*Bonus: Something musical

Assignment 42

✓Instructions
✓A key
✓A piece of clothing (fabric scrap or an image)
✓A crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle
✓A poem
*Bonus: A doodle

Assignment 41

✓Something related to coffee
✓Something in watercolor
✓Something round
✓Something that is alive
✓A rubber stamping in 2 colors
*Bonus: Geometric shapes

Assignment 40

✓A poem
✓Song lyrics/song title
✓White space
✓Group of three
✓A person/people
*Bonus: An image of something made from wood or woodgrain

Assignment 39

✓A flower
✓Something royal
✓Something with wheels
✓Something found underwater
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: A measurement, even if you write it out

Assignment archive

The 2021 Assignments

The year 2020

The last 12 assignments

#2020c45 --Tissue Paper--

#2020c44 --A sewing project--

#2020c43 --Bon Voyage--

#2020c42--Let’s go out to eat--

#2020c41--Junk Mail--

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