I've been a huge fan of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and of the Runaways since I was 13. As a queer woman, I've drawn a lot of inspiration from Joan in the pandemic. I admire how she uses her anger productively and creatively, owns her sexuality, started her own business, isn't afraid to say no to people, and finds success in going against the grain. As a 2020 art school graduate, getting this gig would mean a lot to me! Professionally, I've designed a music festival poster, exhibited work, and sold my line of postcards through small shops. Artist statement: Esther Sitver is a Knoxville, TN-based illustrator who merges vintage aesthetics with contemporary progressive ideas and humor. Similarly, she draws with an old-fashioned dip pen and colors digitally in Photoshop. Her love for traditional pen and ink drawing pulls together her specialties: portraiture/figure drawing, editorial illustration, pattern design, plein air painting, and hand-lettering. She graduated in Ringling College of Art + Design’s Illustration BFA Class of 2020, (yes, Ringling like the circus). When she’s not scribbling, she can be found rollerskating and hiking around East Tennessee.