Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Rick Eggert

Rick Eggert is a master glass artist renowned for his captivating abstract sculptures.

Born in Southampton in 1974, Eggert  spent his early childhood in New York, then later moved to Vermont, where he began working in glass.The artist received his BFA in Glass Sculpture from the Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York.His  glasswork is smooth and chic, slightly more than whisps of glass and tips on solid bases.Eggert use a glass base that uses high quality sand but is standardized to allow the use of a wide range of colors.All the materials are places in the furnace and heated to 2400 F.Once it cooks it is cooled down to 2100 F where he gathers it onto metal rods and creates his masterpieces. To this day he continues to be an avid student of the natural world around him.In awe of what he discovered during his travels, Eggert encapsulates these experiences into his extraordinary glass work.More of Rick Eggert‘s beautiful glass works can be found at https://www.rickeggert.com/ and https://shawgallery.com/artist/rick-eggert.