I'm not sure why Funky Trunk Treasures was brought into this article or a photo of it placed at the top. We are artists who PAY to sell our wares and services. We have taken a building that has been sitting EMPTY for years, and have brought a positive atmosphere to a part of DeLand that has sat vacant and ugly. Just because our landlord is behind on THEIR rent, doesn't mean that we are behind on ours or using taxpayer's money to foot our bill.

Please address your anger to those responsible for it, and not at us. We are just trying to increase business to Downtown DeLand. I am a photographer, I don't NEED to spend money on a space in downtown DeLand, but I do it to try to help the community and my fellow artists.

So how about everybody get out from behind their computers and go down to FTT and actually MEET the artists involved and THEN judge the shop :)