Indonesia Trip: October-November 2014 |
The final big event of our year in 2014 was a 3-week trip, in October and November, to Indonesia, together with good friends, Alden and Karin Mead, who were colleagues of Ron’s at the University of Minnesota for many years. Of the 6000 inhabited islands in Indonesia, we visited Bali, perhaps the most famous, and Java, the most populated. Bali was more enjoyable, mostly because the traffic was horrendous in Java—especially in the capital, Jakarta. However, both islands provided rich cultural experiences, with wonderful hotels and great food. Our first ten days we were with an Odyssey Tour. After the tour, we spent an extra four days exploring the art centers of Bali on our own, staying at a wonderful resort called Amori Villa. We returned with thousands of pictures. For a slide show of just a few of our favorites, click here. |

Celebration #1: New quilt completed on December 8, 2014 |

In the Marsh #2: New quilt completed on November 26, 2014 |
Electric Ellipses #3: New quilt completed on October 20, 2014 |
Aquarium #2: New quilt completed on October 15, 2014 |

Bryerpatch Studio on Baycliff Place, Port Townsend, WA • September, 2014 |

Caryl's Show at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego: August - September, 2014 |
In August and September, "30 Quilts for 30 Years" was exhibited at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego. Click below for larger images. |
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First quilt completed in my new Port Townsend studio August 2014 |
This is the first quilt completed in my new Port Townsend studio. It's good to be in creative mode again. Click to see the whole story. |
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Moving Day at Bryerpatch Studio West |
The moving van from Paducah arrived at 9am on June 7,2014 and the unpacking began. The big truck couldn't make the turn into our driveway, so they had two extra trucks to ferry everything up to the house. Everything was unloaded and moved in by 4pm. Now the fun begins!! It was an absolutely perfect day, with a beautiful regatta of sailboats going on outside our windows, so we took a couple of shots out the window rather than photographing the stacks of boxes inside. We'll post more picture when we get the inside a little more organized. |
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Caryl & Ron go to France & Caryl has an exhibition in a cave |
Caryl's Quilt Week Exhibition |
A huge THANK YOU to everyone has ordered from us during our seventeen years online, and those who made our last big Quilt Week at the Bryerpatch Studio in Paducah such a success. We appreciate everyone who stopped by to wish us well.
Our Internet Store and our shop in Paducah are now closed. Caryl's fabrics and publications will continue to be available through Paper Pieces when they open in Paducah in June of 2014.
In June, Caryl & Ron will relocate to Port Townsend, Washington, where Caryl will have a new studio and gallery in their new home overlooking Puget Sound.
To purchase one of Caryl's art quilts, or license one of her images for publication, contact us at: caryl@bryerpatch.com
We will continue to maintain our website, and keep you up-to-date on Caryl's latest work, as her show travels to four more museums through the end of 2015. |
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BRYERPATCH QUILT WEEK EXHIBITION: 2014
My solo exhibition, “30 Quilts for 30 Years”, will be on display in our gallery March 15-April 26. During Quilt Week we will add a guest exhibition of 30” quilts by our talented Quilt Week crew.
Caryl's brand new collection of fabric from Benartex will be here, and only here until after Spring Quilt Market.
Be the first in your group to own it:
BARGAINS:
We will be closing out many of our fabrics, notions, and patterns during quilt week and we plan to have different items on our bargain table every day, so stop in often.
After we close our shop and internet store, Paper Pieces will be selling our fabric and patterns. They plan to open in June 2014.
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Caryl's Studio in Paducah has been sold |
February 17, 2014 |
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Ron and I have some great news to share about our upcoming move to Port Townsend, Washington.
SALE OF SHOP/GALLERY TO NEW OWNERS:
We have sold our home/shop/studio/gallery in Paducah to JoAnne and Jeff Louis, owners of Paper Pieces. http://paperpieces.com/ JoAnne, Jeff, and their staff will be moving their internet business into our building in early June, and they plan to re-open the shop as soon as they get settled. |
BRYERPATCH STUDIO HOURS, FEBRUARY – APRIL: 2014
Bryerpatch Studio will still be open for business here in Paducah until the end of Quilt Week in April (April 27). We welcome visits by appointment between now and Quilt Week. Just let us know when you would like to come. During Quilt Week, we will be open Monday - Friday from 9am to 7pm, and Saturday 9am – 5pm, with free tours of Caryl’s personal working studio, lots of great fabrics and patterns, and a special booth to introduce you to Paper Pieces.
INTERNET STORE:
Our internet store will continue business online until "April 26, 2014. In June, Paper Pieces will be taking over the sales of our publications and fabric lines. We will provide more information as we work out the details of the transition.
BRYERPATCH QUILT WEEK EXHIBITION: 2014
My solo exhibition, “30 Quilts for 30 Years”, (currently at the National Quilt Museum) will be on display in our gallery March 15-April 27. During Quilt Week we will add a guest exhibition of 30” quilts by our talented Quilt Week crew.
WEST COAST MOVE:
Ron and I will be moving permanently to Port Townsend, Washington the first week of June, and we hope to be settled into our new home and studio by the end of July. We will not have a retail shop in Washington, but we will have a gallery space in our home, and plan to host “open studio” days from time to time.
We will look forward to seeing many of you in Paducah in April. |
Trip to the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu: January 2014 |

30 Quilts for 30 Years at the National Quilt Museum |
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