Law and Grace uses paired stones which are often assoc-
iated with the law.  But they also resemble instruments or tools, and some people see them as weapons, or contain-
ing the potential for violence.  It is important, I think, to
recall that the cross was an instrument of torture, and whatever we derive from its image is inextricably linked
to that.

Theodore (Ted) Prescott is a sculptor and writer who lives
and works near Harrisburg PA. Prescott received a B.A. in
Art from The Colorado College, and an M.F.A. from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at MICA. He has exhibited
in the United States and Western Europe, completed
several public commissions, and has work in public and
private collections. In 1980 Prescott instituted the fine
arts program at Messiah. He chaired the art program for
a decade, and was the recipient of two successive 5 year
terms as a Distinguished Professor of Art. He is currently
an Emeritus Professor of Art at the college.