Design Concept

In the summer of 2013, we chartered a boat named Eldean and set out on my very first experience with boating. We cruised through the San Juan and Gulf Islands, north of Puget Sound. The landscapes were beautiful everywhere we went but I also became fascinated by the patterns of reflections in the water. I took many close-up photos of reflections. The image in this quilt came from a reflection of Eldean at the dock in Bellingham, Washington. I zoomed in until the reflections looked like an abstract expressionist painting.

The fabrics are solid black plus two fabrics from my Gradations collection for Benartex. The binding is also made from two Gradations fabrics: blue, surrounding the light colored fabric, and red, surrounding the blue corner. Pencil and grey thread create the shadows. A touch of red was also added with pencil and thread.

Exhibitions:

• Liquid Planet: SDA Olympic Peninsula Chapter group exhibit, July 28-Sept 29, 2015, Pipa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St, Port Townsend, WA
• Patchwork Design, Brazil, International Invitational Exhibit
  • Centro de Convenções Frei Caneca, March 10-12, 2016
  • Clube Monte Líbano, Rio de Janeiro, March 31-April 2, 2016

• The State of WA(ter), SAQA Washington region, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, August 2 – November 26, 2017
• “Transformative Style – Originality, Revolution, & Repute”, North Olympic Arts Festival, Sequim Museum & Arts Center, Sequim WA, October 5 – November 24, 2018
• Photos Pixels & Pizzazz, (solo exhibition), McLean Textile Gallery, McLean, VA, April 1-May 2, 2022
• Photos Pixels & Pizzazz, (solo exhibition), Quilt Show Reno, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno NV, June 9-11, 2022
• Reflections of Light: Recent Works by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, July 13-October 20, 2022
• Photos, Pixels, & Pizzazz: Special Exhibit,
• Quiltfest Greenville, Greenville Convention Center, Greenville, SC, April 20-22, 2023
• Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, September 14-17, 2023
• Pacific International Quilt Festival, dates TBA
• Photos, Pixels, & Pizzazz: Recent Quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden CO, 7/22 – 10/19, 2024
• Reflections, CQA juried show, Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, Dec 8th, 2024 to Jan 26th, 2025
• Fiber on the Strait, Peninsula Fiber Artists exhibition, Field Hall Gallery, Port Angeles, WA, August 14-October 25

Publications:

• None as of 7/26/25