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2011 Show Schedule

Date	Time	Event
Jan. 7 - Feb. 1	Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5 pm,  Sun. 11 - 2 pm,  closed Mondays	The Winter Garden - Group Show In the Small Gallery Valley Artisans Market 25 East Main Street in historic Hubbard Hall Cambridge, NY
Jan. 28 - Feb. 26	Mon. - Sat. 10:30 - 5 pm Closed Sunday	Functional & Fanciful Glass Art An Exibition of Fused Glass by Cheryl Gutmaker Sow's Ear Studio & Gallery 1597 Upper Union Street Schenectady, NY
Jan. 28	5 - 8 pm	Opening Reception Functional & Fanciful Glass Art Sow's Ear Studio & Gallery
Feb. 10 Feb. 11 & 12 Feb. 13	5 - 8 pm 12 - 7 pm 12 - 4 pm	Gallery 99 Affordable Art for $99 or Less Art in the Public Eye 11 South Street Glens Falls, NY
Feb. 18	5 - 8 pm	Schenectady Art Walk 3rd Friday Reception Functional & Fanciful Glass Art Sow's Ear Studio & Gallery
April 9	9 - 4 pm	"Barn at the Bridge" Open House and Live Demostrations by Local Artists 250 Lake Hill Road Burnt Hills, NY
April 9    Opening Show runs through May 7	4 - 7 pm 11 - 5 pm  Thurs., Fri. and Sat.	"Spring Tonic" Buttondown Gallery located in : The Shirt Factory 21 Cooper Street (the cornor of Cooper and Lawrance St.) Glens Falls, NY
April 17   Opening Show runs through April 30	2 - 5 (ish) pm Wed.   9 - 6 pm Thurs. 9 - 4 pm Fri & Sat. 10 - 10 Sun.    9 - 5 pm Closed Mon. & Tues.	"Something Old - Something New"       An Exhibit of Glass Art   Functional and Decroative Glass        by Cheryl Gutmaker Desolation Road Studio and Gallery 182 Main Street Altamont, NY
May 15	10 - 3 pm	19th Annual Cherry Blossom Crafts Festival Congregation Gates of Heaven 852 Ashmore Avenue at Eastern Parkway Schenectady, NY
June 1	5 - 9 pm	Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day Congregation Beth Emeth Academy Road Albany, NY
June 11 & 12	10 - 5 pm	LARAC 40th Annual June Arts Festival Glens Falls City Park Glens Falls, NY
July 9 & 10	10 - 4 pm	Shaker Heritage Society Craft Fair 25 Meetinghouse Road Albany, NY  (near Albany International Airport)
August 27	10 - 5 pm	Mabee Farm Arts & Craft Festival Mabee Farm Historic Site 1080 Main Street Rotterdam Junction, NY
Sept. 3 & 4	10 - 5 pm	Leatherstocking Brush & Palette Club Arts & Crafts Show on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center 124 County Highway 52 Cooperstown, NY
Sept. 10 & 11	10 - 4 pm	Shaker Heritage Society Craft Fair 25 Meetinghouse Road Albany, NY  (near Albany International Airport)
"Rain Date"  Oct. 8	10 - 6pm	Altamont Art In The Park Arts& Crafts Show (Music- 2 - 5pm) Orsini Park (in the center of the village)     Altamont, NY
Oct. 14	5 - 8pm	"Time Illuminated" Gallery Group Show Reception (Show runs through Nov. 5th) Sow's Ear Studio & Gallery 1597 Upper Union Street Schenectady, NY
Oct. 29 - Dec. 17	10 - 4 pm except Sunday	Shaker Heritage Society Christmas Fair 25 Meetinghouse Road Albany, NY  (near Albany International Airport)
Nov. 5 & 6	Sat. 10 - 4 pm Sun. 12 - 4 pm	8th Annual Holiday Art Fair Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2880 NY Route 43 Averill Park, NY
Dec. 3  Snow date Dec. 4	10 -4 pm	15th Annual Holiday Open House at the home of Sandy Schwartz 134 Nielson Road Stillwater, NY

                              Artist Statment

     Flameworking, fusing, glassblowing, and cold assembly are the methods I use to create my art. The inspiration for my designs is born out of my passion for the interplay of light with the myriad combinations of color and shape that are possible in this medium. The natural luster of glass, which is "liquid" even in its solid state, is a fascinating melding of science and aesthetics.
    I have been working with glass since 2004, and have been fortunate enough to enjoy the educational enrichment opportunities offered by The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass. Loren Stump, Caitlin Hyde, Suellen Fowler, Margaret Neher, Kathleen Sheared, Miriam Di Fiore, and Roger Thomas are only a few of the talented glass masters I have had the pleasure to learn from and who have influenced my development as a glass artisan.
    In 2005, my husband joined me by starting to create stained glass pieces and later that year he took his first class in glass blowing. His interest in that area was fueled by a desire to do roll-ups, a technique in which a glass tile is first fused, and then taken into the hot shop to be blown into a vase or bowl. The name comes from the fact that the glass is "rolled up" on the blowpipe. He has worked with Mark ditzler, Jonathan Schmuck, Harry Seaman, and many of the staff at the Studio of CMOG. A strong influence on both of us has been the work of Klaus Moje.
    Our work ranges from whimsical to utilitarian. All dishes are food safe and should be washed in mild soap and water. Requests for commissioned work and custom pieces are welcome. Please forward comments or requests to me via e-mail at: Cheryl@theladysgotglass.com
    Thank you for your interest.