Design Concept

After a trip to South Africa in 2000 I was fascinated by the patterns of spots on giraffes. Rather than make a literal picture of giraffes, I borrowed their spot patterns and used them in this abstract design. I had fun playing with the colors in my "Gradations" and "Splash" lines of fabric from Benartex. The quilting in the spots is done with 30 weight polyester threads from my Brytes collection by Superior Threads. The pattern is reminiscent of cobblestones or alligator skin. The background quilting was done with very fine Bottom Line thread which matches the background color.

Publications

• None as of 3/16/22

Exhibitions:

• Full-Spectrum: Natural Fibers, Quilts & Textile Arts, Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton NY, Sept 10-December 18, 2009
• Quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert, (solo exhibition) Gallery I: Opal Frey Gallery, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, July 17–August 11, 2007
• Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, (retrospective exhibition of my work) Cedarburg, WI, January 14-April 12, 2015
• Caryl Bryer Fallert: A Retrospective, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, August 20 - October 31, 2015
• Fantasies in Fiber & Beads: (two person show) Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA, May 5-29, 2016
• Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion, Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, July 31-October 9, 2016
• Under the Influence of Fiber: Surface Design Assoc. North Peninsula Chapter group show, Old Alcohol Plant Gallery, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock, WA 98339, January 13 - March 10, 2019
• Photos Pixels & Pizzazz, (solo exhibition), McLean Textile Gallery, McLean, VA, April 1-May 2, 2022