I am intrigued by the space between. When the wind blows the large magnolia in my yard, individual branches dance with each other in complex relationships and voids become integral to the constantly evolving composition. Saturday’s Child is my attempt to describe this magic. This drawing is inspired by Baroque dance-the measured, precise style of the 17th and 18th centuries, where the space between dancers is as important as the performers themselves. A precursor to classical ballet, this genre invoked social ideologies that stemmed from the Humanistic movement in the Italian Renaissance, and engaged not only the physical body, but cosmic and social bodies as well. I recognize each of my subjects as an individual sitter worthy of portraiture, with the intent to elevate what is unique to each random leaf, branch, or tree that might go unnoticed to the casual observer. I hope that in illuminating what is glorious in the ordinary, my drawings will serve as a call to arms: a reminder of our duty to preserve our natural wonders, and not a swan song to our disappearing southern woodlands.