What does it look like when a sculptor listens to the wood?
Join local artist Alan Horwitz and Three Sisters Sanctuary creator Richard Richardson for a presentation on the creation and installation of Father Time — a large-scale wood sculpture now standing watch at Three Sisters Sanctuary in Goshen, Mass.
THU | APR 23 | 7 PM
Alan will share the story behind the piece — how found wood, natural materials, and artistic vision came together to create a figure that feels less made than discovered. Richard will speak to the sanctuary’s mission and what it meant to welcome Father Time into that sacred landscape.
This is a rare opportunity to hear two artistic collaborators reflect on art, nature, and the partnership that brought an extraordinary work to life in Stony Creek.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Richard M. Richardson is an environmental artist whose work engages nature as both medium and collaborator, incorporating stone, plants, water, and the land itself. He has lived in the Land of Goshen, Massachusetts for over 43 years, where he began building what would become Three Sisters Sanctuary twenty-five years ago—never anticipating the scale it would ultimately reach.
Over time, the Sanctuary has grown into a rich landscape in which art and nature merge, including a healing garden created in response to personal loss and as a source of inspiration. Richardson has found deep fulfillment in witnessing its evolution into a place of striking beauty and reflection. His work is rooted in the hope that visitors will experience serenity, inner peace, and a sense of spiritual connection within the space.
Sharing Three Sisters Sanctuary with others remains central to his artistic practice, as he values the personal meaning and emotional responses it inspires in those who visit.
Alan Horwitz is a natural found-objects artist and sculptor vased in Stony Creek whose work is rooted in a deep reverence for the natural world. Drawing inspiration from objects discovered in nature — weathered stone, driftwood shaped by the sea, feathers and fossils — he seeks to honor the inherent beauty of these materials and pass that sense of wonder on to his viewers.
