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Joe Bennion is a potter.

His wife Lee is a painter.

They live in Spring City, Utah. It's a small town in the

northern half of the San Pete Valley. Joe named his shop Horseshoe Mountain Pottery after the crescent

shaped ridge of the peak there in the distance. The city is known for preserving many of the

original pioneer buildings and houses. It's also known for attracting a good number of artists.

Lee and I drove into Spring City three days after we were married,

and it became very apparent that this is where we wanted to live.

It's a quiet little place.

At the time, there were about 400 residents,

largely rural agricultural, up in the mountains,

one LDS ward.

I guess you could say it was a wide spot in the road.

It had the qualities that we were looking for.

That would have been July of 76. And yes,

the artist community has grown over the years. More artists have come, some have left,

but the town has grown, and it has definitely got a reputation as an artist community and as a national historic district.

We've lived here 47, 48 years. We've raised three children here who have grown up and gone

where they're going to go. I've served in the church. I've served on the city council.

Built a business here and I think we're pretty well respected in the community

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