A brief article on Shelley Futch Anderson in Bend's The Source Weekly

Boy was I in for a huge surprise this week.  My face appeared on the cover of the local newspaper, The Source, here in lovely Bend, Oregon.  A friend nominated me for the arts and style issue.  The Source profiled different artists in town, and had us represent a local clothing store as well.  The store owners selected clothes they wanted to feature, and the artists served as models.

This was a really fun experience - although I must admit I did not feel comfortable in the dress.  I think I wore a flowered dress the last time when I graduated college, and promptly gave away the dress.  It's not that I am opposed to dresses necessarily, I just feel weird in them, and you can tell in the photos I don't look exactly comfortable.

I felt honored to be nominated.  Even more, I felt really embraced by this community, my new home in Bend Oregon.  Now, I am feeling really guilty to be spending time writing this blog when I should be in the studio painting!

Although they did not get all of their facts straight in the article - it's fun to read even so: http://www.tsweekly.com/special-sections/spring-arts-a-style/a-woman-on-her-own-path-shelly-futch-anderson.html