Scaphoids that Pass Under the Lunar Night

“Scaphoids that Pass Under the Lunar Night” infers and invokes the sentiment of Longfellow about “ships that pass in the night” speaking of chance meetings that are transitory that come and go and are just part of life with no meaningful relationship – and in other contexts of two people who almost encounter each other – but do not – In both cases – with a little effort of either party, a connection may have been life changing.

In this art piece the larger than life bones of the hand reach out into the sky with delicate fingers that talk expressively with the moon. The hand tells the moon that it has a moon shaped bone in its wrist.
The scaphoids are so named because of their ship like shape and scaphoid takes origin from the Greek word “skaphos” which means ship

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“Scaphoids that Pass Under the Lunar Night”

The art piece shows a night time sky with the X-ray of three hands. The hand on the left and right side of the image have the scaphoid bone of the wrist outlined in color. The scaphoid is so named because of its ship like shape. “Skaphos” means ship in Greek

The middle hand dominates the trio of hands and unrealistically dominates the skyline. The lunate bone is highlighted in the middle hand. It is so named because it is moon shaped. “Luna” is the Latin name for the moon

Artistically the scaphoid bone on the right is colored in Irish green since the ring finger carries a claddagh ring -an Irish ring that represents love, loyalty, and friendship

The larger than life delicate of the fingers of the middle hand reach out to the moon and talk expressively and respectfully with the moon about their common shapes… small talk in the big picture

From a literary point of view the title “Scaphoids that Pass Under the Lunar Night” infers and invokes the sentiment of Longfellow about “ships that pass in the night”

“Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.”

Henry Longfellow’s – Tales of A Wayside Inn

Ships that pass in the night” speaks of chance meetings that are transitory that come and go and are just part of life with no meaningful relationship – and in other contexts of two people who almost encounter each other – but do not – In both cases – with a little effort of either party, a connection may have been life changing.

Some quotes about the chance action, and opportunity:

“Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of a chance remark.” ― Bryce Courtenay

“Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back… I’m telling you.”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook