THOM 12 | Spring / Summer 2019

Shelly Searcy proves that a little
piece of Southwest Georgia is
with you wherever you go.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SCAVENGER HUNT WHEN THE
staff of Thomasville Center for the Arts visited Atlanta
for a team-building trip. No question about it: Even in a
metropolitan area with nearly six million people, they were
bound to run into someone they knew.
It happened unexpectedly, just as they expected.
A creative force pulled the staff of seven toward the doors
of Coco + Misha, a beautifully designed boutique dedicated
to “slow” fashion, where Cairo native Shelly Searcy eagerly
greeted them.
Friendly, fashionable and offering a fresh perspective,
Shelly captured the team’s heart even before they realized
that their paths were meant to cross. The encounter serves
as proof that wherever you go, a friend is never far away,
even if you don’t know who you’re looking for.
Introduction by Chay Hughes // Photographed by John Alburl
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