Born in 1985, the daughter of a nurse and bed and breakfast owner. My childhood was spent cleaning, making beds and playing on the shore of Lake Michigan. I am now considered a professional bed-maker but have always preferred to spend my days outside doing cartwheels in the sand. I studied Art Education with an emphasis in ceramics from 2003-2007 at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. I went on to study ceramics at Grand Valley State University in 2008 for a year before teaching high school art for two years. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Art Education with an emphasis in ceramics at the University of Florida.  This site was created for my Master’s thesis project. You can contact me directly at hansenjeni@hotmail.com or visit my personal website jenigard.weebly.com