John Marron “Magma” acrylic & ink, 15”W x 20” H 2022, $100.00

MAGMA
  Mother Earth’s belly flows with molten fire minerals & gas ( iron, sulfur, silica, magnesium, aluminum, CO2, H2O et al) (1,832-2,192 degrees Fahrenheit) which is called “magma”( 4K miles deep from crust to mantle to core). When she rifts through subductions of tectonic plates to the ocean floor ( minus 32 degrees F) or erupts plumes or airborne igneous rock (tephra) into our atmosphere or pools into subterranean sediment chambers (plutons) or collapses into “mush zones” or caldera, it is called lava or aa (Hawaiian).
  As our ultimate air/earth/fire/water home within & beyond our surface huts/hovels/yurts/kivas/caves/domes/nests/habitats etc.in our ever changing black hole dark matter supernova expanding universe, Mother Earth (Gaia, terra, 3rd rock planet from the Sun) has nourished & transformed billions upon xyzillions of fellow genetic creatures & elemental beings who have co-evolved us to our recent brief ephemeral residence & homo sapien featherless biped form & brain & cosmic awareness.
  66M (named “Chicxulub” by the Mayans/ Paleocene) & 252M years ago (End of the Permian Age), 2 asteroids (2-6 miles wide traveling 36 km/ sec) punctured our crust & mantle releasing a million tons of magma & sulfuric acid aerosols into the air, causing mass extinction of 90% of Mama Earth’s species! An asteroid called 2019 PDC is expected on April 29th, 2027 to come within 8 miles of our terrestrial ocean blue home. In addition to our present climate change catastrophes burning & flooding & blowing out of control, may we be thankful we are STILL HERE & that many of us are working hard to steward, housekeep, & maintain this precious underground magma & above ground abodes!:)