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Blessings

December 21, 2017 By Carolyn Foss

Once each week for the past several months, we’ve been sharing Sievers history, in words and photos on our Facebook page.  We will continue these posts in 2018, but on a more intermittent basis.  As we come to the end of the year, this blessing of Jackson Studio and Tomson Hall given in 1981 soon after Tomson Hall (the barn) was completed, seemed appropriate.

Within the walls of Jackson Studio and Tomson Hall one

feels a center of breathless activities

            and hears a restful breathing

Surrounded by hours of moving

            one finds a moment of quiet stillness

In the heart of much involvement

            one feels the words of withdrawal

In the midst of the action of the day

            there is contemplation

And after much togetherness

            there is solitude.

 

O God, who clothes the world in

beauty, look down we beseech you and bless

Jackson Studio and Tomson Hall.

May all who use these facilities have their

eyes open to true vision; quicken their minds;

guide their hands to interpret the beauty of

creation; and use these gifts of art from

their hands to increase the riches of life.

Bless we pray, Jackson Studio and Tomson Hall.  Amen.

Rev. Chester Nerenhausen

We wish you many blessings in 2018, peace in our world and in our hearts, good health, joy in simple pleasures and time to interpret the beauty of creation.

Ann, Butch, Cindra, Carolyn, Barb, Kathleen, Pat and Stef

Holiday Sievers

Tags: Seasons, Sievers School

Filed Under: Seasons, Sievers School Tagged With: Jackson Studio, Sievers, Tomson Hall

Comments

  1. Mary Reithmeier says

    December 21, 2017 at 11:26 am

    Beautiful thoughts to end a creative year. Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. I will keep the thoughts of my Sievers experiences through the winter and think ahead to next year and spending time with all of you and my beady friends.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 21, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Thank you Mary! It seems like a long ways away, but the “wonderful week of beads” will be here before we know it!

  2. Donna Bichanich says

    December 21, 2017 at 11:27 am

    Happy holidays to all. Love your posts.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      Thank you, Donna and all our best to you!

  3. Roxanne Gilbertsen says

    December 21, 2017 at 11:43 am

    Merry Christmas to the entire Sievers family!

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm

      Merry Christmas Roxanne and looking forward to seeing you in 2018!

  4. Alice pollock says

    December 21, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    So enjoy your news. Looking forward to our next visit

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 21, 2017 at 2:24 pm

      Thanks, Alice! It’s always wonderful to see you and what you’re working on, too!

  5. Kathy Peck says

    December 21, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to all my Sievers friends. I hope to see all of you at the 2018 Gathering and maybe even a class (or two) :0)

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 11:54 am

      That would be great! We love your surprise visits, too!

  6. Mary Dow Ross says

    December 21, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    Best wishes to you all for lovely holidays and a great start to 2018. Thanks for the beautiful pictures all year long, Carolyn. Perhaps next year I’ll make a return visit – wouldn’t want Texas left off the list if at all possible!

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 11:55 am

      We would love to see you at Sievers again, Mary!

  7. Kris Stark says

    December 21, 2017 at 4:17 pm

    What a beautiful entry! The old photos and the sweet prayer go hand in hand. Blessings and love to the entire staff there at Sievers. You’ve given me SO many wonderful memories!

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 11:55 am

      Thanks, Kris! Imagine how blessed we are to know so many wonderful people, including you!

  8. Mary Germain says

    December 21, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    Sievers brings us all so many blessings! Thank you for sharing the spaces and providing us with opportunities. Happy holidays to everyone at Sievers and to all creative people!

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 11:59 am

      Thanks so much, Mary! You are a ray of sunshine to us!

  9. Lynne Nelson says

    December 21, 2017 at 5:42 pm

    Merry Christmas and a very peaceful New Year to one and all at Sievers.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 11:59 am

      Thanks, Lynne! We wish the same for you and Ed!

  10. Pat Smith says

    December 21, 2017 at 7:41 pm

    Lovely pictures and a lovely blessing. Being at Sievers is certainly one of my many blessings. Thank you for making it all so special. Merry Christmas to all.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      Thank you, Pat! We miss seeing you and think of you through the year. Merry Christmas!

  11. Annie Kordesh says

    December 22, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Thanks to you all for your lovely sentiments. Trying to be patient waiting for my next visit to the island. Longing for it makes me realize how much my Sievers time means to me.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      Thanks, Annie. We so look forward to having you in class again, sharing a Sievers hug and seeing you smile!

  12. Renee Elertson says

    December 23, 2017 at 7:49 pm

    Always love your posts and beautiful photos. Brings me close to the island all year long. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Hope to see you again in 2018. I can’t wait to see the class list. It is always the highlight of the winter! God’s Blessing.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      December 26, 2017 at 12:05 pm

      Thank you, Renee! What lovely thoughts and please say hello to Eileen for us. It’s a special time for us when you’re here and it’s great to be connected this way to you and so many others during the rest of the year. Merry Christmas!

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