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“We feel very lucky that we can do what we love every day and bring joy to others with our art.”

When Al and Jeni Hoeksema met, they didn’t know they’d end up one day being partners in business and marriage. They met at a pottery studio in McQueeney, Texas, where they were each practicing their crafts as artists and honing business skills.

Jeni had been a freelance artist for years, working mostly as an illustrator. Al earned a BFA in ceramics, and likes to tell Jeni she has an NBA degree: “Natural Born Artist.” So, they combined their talents, opened their own studio, and then tied the knot.

Now, Al and Jeni design functional stoneware and decorative earthenware together in Spring Branch, Texas. Jeni illustrates and sculpts and Al throws the pieces. They “feel very lucky that we can do what we love every day and bring joy to others with our art.”