12019-02-10T23:28:24+00:00Paul A. Harris0462def817acd13db43634107b67e5f0f737f3f124plain2019-02-11T17:42:37+00:00Paul A. Harris0462def817acd13db43634107b67e5f0f737f3f1The geo-ode, as praise for the earth, also offers prayers for peace. Naturally, Petriverse invocations are not directed to a transcendent deity detached from the planet. They are rather lithic inscriptions whose form is content to do the talking. Here, a dense igneous Yuha desert stone stands in for god's green earth, while brown jasper spells it out in soil-colored letters. A peace sign is sketched in slender slate slices, an index to the fragility of tranquility. The alternative spelling ROX is an informal or slang usage connoting "excelling, being great," while the Latin PAX is an archaic term for a truce or the kiss of peace. The conflicting rhetorical registers between the words is offset by their visual and sonic resonance, perhaps implying that peace will always harbor conflict, or that harmony is hard-earned.
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12018-07-16T20:24:26+00:00Multiple Authorsfc8be7371c5f1be1dde2f657d61ccdd55a813e49Signifying StonesPaul A. Harris10plain2019-02-17T17:35:44+00:00non_branching_parent_pagePaul A. Harris0462def817acd13db43634107b67e5f0f737f3f1
12018-07-16T20:24:27+00:00Multiple Authorsfc8be7371c5f1be1dde2f657d61ccdd55a813e49A Geo-ode Written in StonePaul A. Harris15plain642019-03-04T23:47:37+00:00Paul A. Harris0462def817acd13db43634107b67e5f0f737f3f1
