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Rick Eggert was born in Southampton, New York in 1974. He grew up there and in Vermont, where he began working in glass. His quest for inner growth has led him to Tahiti, Moorea, New Zealand, Australia, and Thailand.  Rick has also spent time working in Korea as an English teacher and in Puerto Rico as the operational manager of an entertainment company in the rainforest. Rick’s background includes a BFA in Glass Sculpture from The Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York and numerous years working as a technician for various schools and businesses across the eastern United States.

Rick now resides in Stuart, Florida where he operates his glass studio. Aside from creating his own work, he rents the studio and teaches classes as well as producing more traditional glass wares.