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
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.
Thank you Mary! It seems like a long ways away, but the “wonderful week of beads” will be here before we know it!
Happy holidays to all. Love your posts.
Thank you, Donna and all our best to you!
Merry Christmas to the entire Sievers family!
Merry Christmas Roxanne and looking forward to seeing you in 2018!
So enjoy your news. Looking forward to our next visit
Thanks, Alice! It’s always wonderful to see you and what you’re working on, too!
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)
That would be great! We love your surprise visits, too!
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!
We would love to see you at Sievers again, Mary!
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!
Thanks, Kris! Imagine how blessed we are to know so many wonderful people, including you!
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!
Thanks so much, Mary! You are a ray of sunshine to us!
Merry Christmas and a very peaceful New Year to one and all at Sievers.
Thanks, Lynne! We wish the same for you and Ed!
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.
Thank you, Pat! We miss seeing you and think of you through the year. Merry Christmas!
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.
Thanks, Annie. We so look forward to having you in class again, sharing a Sievers hug and seeing you smile!
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.
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!