{"id":4491,"date":"2009-09-08T16:33:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T16:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metzglassdesigns.com\/?page_id=4491"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:24:58","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metzglassdesigns.com\/?page_id=4491","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4491\" class=\"elementor elementor-4491\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4a4ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e4a4ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe3deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abe3deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is MGD?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b1ea3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14b1ea3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eacb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eacb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about the man known as Metz<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617264c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617264c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb280b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccb280b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484c03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box\" data-id=\"484c03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box-link not-linked has-image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/metzglassdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Metz-rotated.jpg');\"><span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/\/.wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65372f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f65372f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcbe05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcbe05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Metz is an aspiring glass artist based in Missouri, USA and started on the torch in mid-2020. He quickly progressed to an intermediate lampworker while garnering a popular following in both the artist and customer communities.<\/p><p>Eric strives to create pieces that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also meaningful and thought-provoking. Whether he&#8217;s working on a commission for a client or creating a piece for a gallery show, he always puts his heart and soul into every project. He&#8217;s extremely grateful for the opportunity to share his passion for glass art with the community, and hopes that his work will bring joy and inspiration to all who see it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01668f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01668f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0cf998 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0cf998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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