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Biography Of Caryl Bryer Fallert Gentry : 40 Years Of Color, Light, And Motion

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Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion

Ms. Fallert-Gentry has been a creative soul her entire life. She put it to serious use in school; receiving her degrees and formal training at Wheaton College as well as Illinois State University, College of DuPage, and the University of Wisconsin. But in 1982 she found that quilting provided the best medium as an outlet for her creativity. On generous loan from the artist one can view several masterful pieces at the University of Mississippi Museum. The UM Museum possesses a reputation for hosting exhibits of all types of artwork, from sculptures to paintings, and all are quite carefully chosen for display.
Along the winding, well-lit passage ways, the exhibit aptly named "40 …show more content…

It is a difficult thing to limit this review to just a few quilts as there are many ways to interpret each piece. A great quilt with which to begin, however, is "Celebration # 2", which is a piece of substantial size measuring 64" x 84" and consisting of hand dyed and painted cotton, was magnificently crafted in 2015. The vibrant fuchsias, blues, greens, and purples begin to swirl resembling streams of colored lights dancing in a summer breeze, intertwining, and embracing one another as they move. It is a vibrant and modern piece, not like your grandmother 's quilt except maybe in dimensions. A kaleidoscope of colors captivates one’s eyes as they move past the upper layer of curves, looking deeper into the quilt at the background that appears to lay as though it were a still pool of water and oil from which the streams of color were formed, bringing the quilt to life.
Another standout is "New Dawn", quilted in 2000 in honor of the new millennium. Quite large, coming in at 63" x 78", this hand dyed and hand painted, cotton polyester blend quilt depicts a phoenix rising from the flames of its rebirth. The entire quilt is about new beginnings, recovering from the death and destruction endured by those with the will to survive. However, choices still remain in the future. As the phoenix, in all its golden and amber glory rises, has the opportunity to choose life or death yet again in its

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