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News From the Bryerpatch Studio
Caryl
Bryer Fallert-Gentry (Quilt Artist) & Ron Gentry (Photographer)
recent events, quilts, travels, patterns, etc. |
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| Happy New Year from Caryl & Ron |
CLICK HERE for a printable copy of our annual holiday newsletter.
May 2021 be a much better year for everyone.
Wishing you peace and joy. |
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| Ron & Caryl's Trip to Tucson: January 2020 |
| Ron & Caryl's Trip to Antarctica: February 2020 |
| In February 2020, Ron and Caryl traveled to Patagonia, Chile and the Antarctic. We flew to Antarctica from Puenta Arenes Chile and spent five days on a brand new arctic exploration vessel. Here is the SLIDE SHOW of the Antarctic part of our trip. Click pictures below to start the 27M slide show. It may take a few moments to load, depending on your bandwidth. |
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| Bradford Fantasy #3: Completed December 23, 2020 |
| Northern Harrier: Completed December 11, 2020 |
| Glacier #1 : Completed November 21, 2020 |
| Guanaco : Completed July 4, 2020 |
| Guanaco was completed on July 4, 2020. It was inspired by our trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chile in February, 2020. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story of how this quilt was made. For a slide show of the trip to Chile, CLICK HERE. |
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| Just Rust Photos from Antarctica: February 2020 |
| Since the beginning of the pandemic I have been making 12" miniatures to raise money for the quilt museums and other arts organizations that have had to close their doors during the stay-at-home orders. The profits from the sale of these miniatures will all go to non-profits. Click pictures for more information. |
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| Spirogyra #6 : Completed June 6, 2020 |
| Spirogyra #6 was completed on June 6, 2020. This the sixth quilt I have made, inspired by the patterns of dots and curving stripes found in spirogyra (commonly known as pond scum) as seen under a microscope. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story of how this quilt was made.. |
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| Iceberg Photos from Antarctica: February 2020 |
| Deception Decomposition #2: Completed May 24, 2020 |
| Deception Decomposition #2 was completed on May 24, 2020. It is the second quilt inspired by a photograph of a rusty tank on Deception Island, taken during our trip to Antarctica in February, 2020. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story. |
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| Nice Ice #2: Completed May 11, 2020 |
| Nice Ice #2 was completed on May 11, 2020. It is the third quilt inspired by our trip to Antarctica in February, 2020 and the second inspired by the icebergs we photographed there. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story of this quilt and how it was made. |
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| Nice Ice #1: Completed April 26, 2020 |
| Nice Ice #1 was completed on April 26, 2020. It is the second quilt inspired by our trip to Antarctica in February, 2020 and the first inspired by the icebergs we photographed there. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story. |
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| Deception Decomposition: Completed April 15, 2020 |
| Deception Decomposition was completed on April 15, 2020. It is the first quilt inspired by our trip to Antarctica in February, 2020. CLICK HERE or on the pictures for larger images and the whole story. |
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| Ron & Caryl's Trip to Patagonia: February 2020 |
| In February 2020, Ron and Caryl traveled to Patagonia, Chile and the Antarctic. We flew from Seattle to Houston to Santiago, Chile and then on to Punta Arenas, at the southern tip of South America. From there we drove five hours north to Torres del Paine National park, where we spent five days. This SLIDE SHOW link is the Chile part of our journey. The Antarctic will be in a separate slide show. Click pictures below to start the 13M slide show. |
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| Duet #5 completed 4/6/2020 |
Duet #5 was finished on April 6, 2020. To see larger images and the whole story of this quilt, CLICK HERE. |
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| Miniature 2020 A completed 3/23/2020 |
Miniature 2020 A was finished on March 23, 2020. To see larger images and the whole story of this quilt, CLICK HERE. Profits from the sale of this miniature will go to support the quilt museums and non-profits that have had to close during the Corona Virus epidemic. Click for more information. |
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| Midnight Fantasy #11 completed 3/17/2020 |
Midnight Fantasy #11 was finished on March 17, 2020. To see larger images and the whole story of this quilt, CLICK HERE. |
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| Feather Study #36a completed 3/7/2020 |
Feather Study #36a was finished on March 7, 2020. To see larger images and the whole story of this quilt, CLICK HERE. |
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| Plunge wins award at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, 2020 |
I'm pleased to announce that Plunge, our first collaborative quilt, (digital design by both Caryl & Ron) has won second place in the "innovative quilts" category at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. To see larger images and the whole story of this quilt, CLICK HERE. |
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| It's All Relative completed February 28, 2020 |
It's All Relative was made for a show with the theme "Beyond the Mirror". It has photos of many of my female ancestors. To see the whole story and larger images, CLICK HERE. |
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| J Pod completed January 30, 2020 |
| J Pod was made for a special show about the environment. For my theme I chose the resident orcas, a subject that is dear to our hearts here in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Canyon #2 wins Juror's Choice in Lets Play at Northwind in January 2020 |
| Canyon #2 won the Juror's Choice award in Lets Play, a juried all-media show at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St, Port Townsend, WA, January 30 - March 1, 2020. Click pictures for more images and the whole story. |
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| Arches wins Judges Choice at Road to California in January 2020 |
| Arches was chosen by judge Patricia Harrison as her judges choice at the Road to California show in January. Click pictures for the whole story. |
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