A Spark and a Glimmer was inspired by visual artist Alison Saar’s sculpture installation titled Feallan and Fallow. Alison Saar created Feallan and Fallow based off of the Greek myth of Persephone, and the sculpture this composition is particularly based on is Summer. Summer is a sculpture of Persephone’s mother Demeter who is pregnant with fireflies. This sculpture of Demeter is also a representation of fertility and the coming of fruit during the summer.