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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.