February 21, 2023handpainted

Art Shoe by Esther Sitver

Rala is pleased to present Esther Sitver as our featured artist for March. Her "Art Shoe" is a show of, well, shoes! -- And also handbags and other leather goods, all hand-painted by Esther. Please join us for the show opening from 6 to 8pm. "Art Shoe" will be on display March 3rd through March 29th.

Esther Sitver is a Knoxville, TN-based illustrator who merges vintage aesthetics with contemporary progressive ideas. She draws great inspiration from Charles Dana Gibson, mid-century lifestyle illustrators, and Molly Crabapple. Sitver’s 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 is a graduate of Ringling College of Art + Design’s Illustration BFA Class of 2020, and is a working local artist.