Design Concept

This design was inspired by a small photo of a green moth which I had saved for many years in my “inspiration” file.
	Rather than copy the photo, I studied the colors and patterns of the moth, analyzing what had made me want to save the photo in the first place. Then I used some of these patterns and colors to create a completely abstract design. Some of the fabrics were hand dyed. The rest are from the various collections of fabric I have designed for Benartex, and are based on my hand-painted originals. I also added ink and pencil in some areas. The back of the quilt is a single piece of hand-painted sheeting. The quilting was done with dozens of different colors of thread, creating additional patterns and shading to compliment the overall design.

Exhibitions:

• Bryerpatch Studio Open House & Garden Tour, Port Townsend, WA, June, 2016
• Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario, California, January 19-22, 2017 (2nd Place: Art Abstract)
• Alchemy of the Abstract VIII, (juried, multimedia exhibition), Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA, June 1-26, 2017 (Peoples Choice)
• AQS Quilt Show: Grand Rapids, DeVos Place Convention Center,  Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 16-19, 2017 
• Interpretations: Conversations, Visions Art Museum,  2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100,  San Diego, CA 92106, October 21, 2017—January 7, 2018 (Viewers Choice)
• Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA, February 22 - 25, 2018. (First Place, Innovative)
• Quilts: A World of Beauty: International Quilt Association Show, International Quilt Market & Festival, Houston, TX November 3-5 & 8-11, 2018 (Third Place: Abstract )
• Quilts a World of Beauty: IQA Winners Invitational
• International Quilt Festival/Chicago, Illinois, March 28-30, 2019
• International Quilt Market/Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-19, 2019
• Art of the See, Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St, Port Townsend, WA, September-October 2019
• Fiber 2020, (invitational) Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA, March – December 2020
• Reflections of Light: Recent Works by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, July 13-October 20, 2022
• Pushing the Surface, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH, May 20 – September 4, 2023
• Photos, Pixels, & Pizzazz: Recent Quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden CO, 7/22 – 10/19, 2024
• A Life in Color: 50-year Retrospective Solo Exhibition, National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY, March 14-October 7, 2025

Publications

• SAQA: Art Quilt Quarterly, 2017, Issue #8, p. 55
• Interpretations: Conversations 2017, Visions Art Museum, exhibition catalog, p. 14 & inside back cover
• SAQA Note Card Pack, 2018
• Visions Art Museum: Online Exhibit: Spring, 2019
• Art Quilting Studio, Summer 2021, p. 55, FEATURE