Shelley Butler

Shelley Butler is a fanartist and fanwriter. 
She was co-editor of the long-running Star Trek: TOS newsletter The K/S Press where she continued her prolific, enthusiastic, and encouraging letters of comment that she had begun in The LOC Connection and Come Together. 
Her very first letter of comment was to The LOC Connection #45 in August 1992. It was a fairly critical letter about the story, Sharing the Sunlight which was written by Jenna Sinclair. While they didn't always agree on what constituted good ficiton, Butler and Sinclair went on to have a very close collaboration of K/S fandom. 
Butler has been a major force in K/S fandom for her artwork, but also as an organizer and supporter at conventions and elsewhere.
 
From a fan in 2005: 
==Awards==
* Philon Awards
* Screwz
* STIFfie
==Interviews==
* Butler was interviewed for Trekkies #2 (2004), but her interview was cut "Roger asks me questions about how I got into Star Trek and other mundane things until he gets to the real meat of the interview—so what’s all this Kirk-and-Spock- sex stuff? I start to get all fired up as we engage in a lively (at least I hope it was lively) discussion about huge, gigantic, worldly topics like Kirk and Spock having sex. I attempt to bring the conversation to a more intellectual level—"Well, you see, these are archetypal heroes in an intimate relationship that transcends ordinary sexuality.” And, “Women receive satisfaction from the emotional content.” “Yeah, yeah, emotional content. Hey! Watta ‘bout the gay sex?” I imagine I hear them say. ‘Well, you see, for women, emotional intimacy is as important as physical intimacy...” “Yeah, yeah, emotional, shemotional. Watta ‘bout that gay sex they’s havin’?” “Hey! You’re guys. You wouldn’t understand emotional intimacy if it mowed right over you!” No, that’s not how it went. But I did receive blank looks all around as I expounded on the sophisticated and intellectual qualities of Kirk and Spock having gay sex. The filming lasted almost an hour..." -- from The K/S Press #84 
* Melding with a K/Ser: Shelley Butler (2005) 
* Conventions Memories: Cons I Have Known and Loved (2007)
* Scribbling Women: Artists Talk Back (2007)
* Newsweek Interview with Shelley Butler, full transcript of the Newsweek interview, Where No Man Has Gone Before (2009)
* An Interview With Kirk/Spock Fandom Creator Shelley Butler; archive link screen 1 (2024)
==Meta==
* More thoughts on the K/S writing experience (1997)
* Kirk and Spock--The Full Monty (1998)
* I feel the need to say again how important K/S print zines are. (1998)
* I sometimes wonder if my reluctance to fully embrace K/S on the net may just be a sign that I’m turning into an old fogy. (1998)
==Shelley and the TOS Actor Curse==
=== Art===
A 1998 comment about titles on art: 
===Her Start in Art===
===Some Inspiration and Photo References===
Inspired by other fan's work:
About source material and photo references:
===Eroticism and Her Evil Twin: The Pseud===
===The Challenges of Art Reproduction===
===On The Differences Between Drawing Captain Kirk and Mr Spock===
===Fanart and Profit===
===A Distressing Incident at the 1996 Worldcon===
Butler's art was the subject of intolerance and hypocrisy at the 1996 Worldcon. See her comments about that incident.
===Favorite Art of Her Own===
===Has Lost Track of Her Art in the Wild===
===Online Gallery: 2002===
Butler created a online gallery for her art in November 2002. At least one fan was hoping for this in early 1995: "I was thinking is how utterly cool it would be if there were some place where us K-S gals could go online and talk. It doesn't have to necessarily be America Online, but just somewhere where those of us with computers could get online, like say maybe once a week, every Tuesday night at 10:00 or something like that, and all chat about K-S for a half hour or so while drinking a cup of decaf. What do you guys think? Write in and let me know. Actually, I've heard all sorts of cool rumors - rumors about "K-S music videos" and that sort of thing, and it got me wondering if some of the more "advanced" K-S folks had already got something like that going. Wouldn't it be cool to talk live with, say, Shelley Butler online? We could get her to down-load some of her famous artwork. Boy, wouldn't that be juicy." -- from Come Together #14 
From a announcement on a mailing list: 
Some acknowledgements: 
==Zine Contributions==
Against All Odds | Amazing Grace | Beside Myself | Between Friends | Beyond Dreams | Bondmates | The Celebration Zine | Charisma | Covert Action | Devotion | Fever | First Time | In the Shade | KaleidoScope | KiScon | The K/S Art Project | Legacy | Legends | Morpheus Rising | Naked Times | No Holds Barred | Otherwhere/Otherwhen | Playfellows | The Prince | Promises to Keep | Scattered Stars | Setting the Course | Somebody New | T'hy'la | To Catch a Unicorn | Way of the Warrior | Where Angels Fear | Within the Mirror | Worlds Apart
 
===Fanfiction===
* her first story, A Warrior's Tears, was an erotic sequel to "Elan of Troyius," in Between Friends (1990)
* her second story was "Dream Park," written a year after her first fanfic, in Naked Times #24 (1990)
* her third story was "Mirrored Passion" in Naked Times #26 (1991)
Some other stories: Their Hearts' Revenge, Untouched, The Gorn Story, Food for Thought in Against All Odds, The Passion of Their Destiny, Deepest Secrets, Say My Name, Human... and from the Stars, Stranger than Fiction, Getting What You Wished For, Ravage, A Second Chance, Mirrored Passion, The Crystal God, Mirrored Passion Redux, Through Erebus and Beyond, Dragon's Chimera, A Love Found in Time
==Sample Art==
NOTE: The illustrations below are sorted by the date they first appeared in a zine, not necessarily the date they were completed. Fans and/or zineds often bought art specifically for zines that may have taken a year or more to finish. 
 
Some illos were never in zines, and are sorted by the date (if present and/or decipherable) on the art itself. 
===Star Trek===
====Unknown Date====
 
Image:cowboyspock.jpg|"Cowboy Spock" 8" x 10”
Image:floweringlove.jpg|"Flowering Love" 8" x 10”
Image:ksonstripedcouch.jpg|8" x 10”
Image:thesmile.jpg|"The Smile" 8" x 10”
Image:vulcanwarrior.jpg|"Vulcan Warrior" 8" x 10”
File:Shoreleavebutler.jpg|"Shore Leave" "I've only done a handful of color pencil art because it's so difficult and requires lots of time. I couldn't resist naming Kirk's briefs." author's comments at AO3 
File:Wantingbutler.jpg|"Wanting"
File:Ksartprojectbutler.jpg|My T'hy'la, revised later and given the title "PEACE and LOVE"
File:Whenilookatyou.jpg|When I Look at You
 
File:Satyrscavorting.jpg|Satyrs (Cavorting)
File:Inyourarmsks.jpg|In Your Arms aka "My Wild Love"
File:Mayibeofassistance.jpg|May I Be of Assistance?
File:Baddayatblackrock.jpg|Bad Day at Black Rock
File:Doctorsconcern.jpg|A Doctor's Advice aka "Doctor's Concern"
File:Ifonlyks.jpg|If Only
File:Hopesandfearsks.jpg|Hopes and Fears
File:Seductionofspock.jpg|Seduction of Spock, unknown zine (1990s)
====1993====
 Image:firsttime35art.jpg|"The Pout", from First Time #35 -- "Wow! What a wonderful Spock! He looks so vivid, that I'd like to touch him. I love this picture!" from The LOC Connection #57 (1993) 
File:Firsttime37-4.jpg|from First Time #37, for the story The Flavor of Gold - "Only a partial face appears in this hauntingly lifelike drawing. It’s like looking through a keyhole. Kirk’s face is above the field of vision, his head thrown back in surrender as Spock leans in to nuzzle his neck. There is such strength here! So frequently we seem to unconsciously portray one of this team as weaker — there’s no evidence of that here! I could gaze endlessly through this particular keyhole at these familiar masculine bodies, that reveal nothing and everything — EVERYTHING — at the same time. Marvelously erotic." from The K/S Press #21 
File:Covertaction.jpg|from Covert Action
Image:Charismaeighteen.jpg|Mystery from Charisma #18, reprinted in Amazing Grace #4 
File:Way of the Warrior 6.jpg| Way of the Warrior - Alexnader 2, from Way of the Warrior #6 
File:Way of the Warrior 6-1.jpg| Way of the Warrior - Alexander 1, from Way of the Warrior #6 
Image:Naked31.jpg|from Naked Times #31
Image:Mirror8front.jpg|Impasse, from Within the Mirror #8 
Image:Mirror8back.jpg|from Within the Mirror #8 -- "Yes, Kirk in a leather jacket is wonderful; Yes, Spock toweling off is fabulous (covers of "First Time 39", and on display at Shore Leave). But the back cover of "Within the Mirror 8", with Spock facedown between Kirk's thighs; Kirk on his knees, muscles taut, with his head thrown back in ecstasy-Baby, that's art with a capital A! That's art that starts in the groin and radiates with a vengeance! That's my favorite of many wonderful pieces by Ms. Butler." from Come Together #12 "Those were gorgeous as always, and excited a lot of comment [at RevelCon]. I bought an explicit scene of hers that I would blush to describe (but not buy!). It's great! You can't see their faces but who cares.... I can tell who's doing what to whom.... It was the most expensive piece that went to auction, and I really had to fight to get it, dollar by dollar." - from Come Together #5 
 
====1994====
Image:STasIdothee21.jpg|from As I Do Thee #21 
File:Asidothee21-1.jpg|from As I Do Thee #21 "Wonderful drawing. The look on Spock's face is so fascinating. Very unique and special. A sweet, perhaps vulnerable moment. There is lots for the imagination here."from Come Together #9 "I love this view of Spock from over Kirk's shoulder, we don't get to see Kirk's face, but from the look on Spock's my imagination tells me he is smiling. Head barely tilted, eyes gleaming with a suppressed smile, Spock has that slightly smug look I adore, and the artist has captured him two seconds before that elegant eyebrow soars. This one's going up in The Shrine, (aka my closet)."from Come Together #20
File:Waywarrior7.jpg|from Way of the Warrior #7
File:Firsttime38-5.jpg|Plaid aka "Farm Boy," from First Time #38 
File:Firsttime40-1.jpg|from First Time #40, "Kirk and Spock before a viewscreen. Kirk, one hand on the table, his weight obviously on one hip, listening over his shoulder to Spock, behind him. Spock's face, Spock's whole being, focused intently on Kirk, as always. Such expressive qualities in the faces. Ms. Butler's virtually flawless pencil technique. Need I say more? Well, just one thing. Look at the figure of Spock for a few seconds, and you'll almost see him moving, embracing Kirk. I can see it in his eyes, like he's just about to do it. All Kirk has to do is just turn around. And he is already turning .... Shelley makes K/S come to life."from Come Together #13
Image:within9-1.jpg| from Within the Mirror #9, won best of show Shore Leave '93, "Wonderful Mirror Kirk and Spock. In the story this accompanies, Kirk is remembering, and the drawing has the look of a dream/remembrance. Sometimes Shelley's pencil work almost looks like a watercolor; this is one fine effect." from Come Together #10 
Image:Withinthemirror9front.jpg|from Within the Mirror #9 "The art is fine. The covers and three interiors by Shelley Butler are her usual soft photographic quality." from Come Together #8 (1994) "So you like the cover, eh? And you're still standing? Then you haven't turned the zine over yet. Go ahead, do it, but make sure you're sitting down first! Shelley outdid herself this time, don't you think?" from the editorial of "Within the Mirror" #9 
Image:Withinthemirror9back.jpg|from Within the Mirror #9, "Since I always praise her, I will say the thighs on the back cover belong to Arnold S., not our two guys." from Come Together #8 (1994) 
 
Image:within9-6.jpg|A Kiss on the Right Place, from Within the Mirror #9 
File:Withinthemirror9-two.jpg |Mirror Kirk (black and white original), from Within the Mirror #9 
Image:mirrorkirkincolor.jpg|Mirror Kirk (color version) 
Image:Firsttime39.jpg|Black Leather, from First Time #39 
Image:Firsttime39complete.jpg|Bathing Spock, winner of a 1999 STIFfie Award, from First Time #39 
Image:Naked32two.jpg|from Naked Times #32
====1995====
Image:theprince2.jpg|front cover, of The Prince -- ".... the cover art was superb...one of my absolute favorite illo's EVER. Really captures the tenderness between them, as well as the unbridled passion. Gorgeous!.....[Kirk's expression is] fiercely protective of his t'hy'la...vigilant and very loving.." nym's post to KS Zine Friends Facebook group dated Sept 11, 2014, quoted with permission. 
 File:theprince4.jpg|back cover of The Prince
Image:promisestokeep5.jpg|Baptism aka "Shower Together," from Promises to Keep 
Image:promisestokeep1.jpg|The Meld, from Promises to Keep 
Image:promisestokeep2.jpg|Love Among the Hyacinths, from Promises to Keep 
Image:butler1995art.jpg|Kaleidoscope Kiss, from KaleidoScope #3 
 
File:firsttime41front.jpg|Spock by the Pool, from First Time #41 
File:firsttime41back.jpg|Coming from the Pool, from First Time #41 
 Image:firsttime41-1.jpg|from First Time #41
Image:Charismanineteen.jpg|from Charisma #19 
Image:Thy16front.jpg|Dreaming, from T'hy'la #16 
Image:Thy16back.jpg|Change of Uniform aka "Take It Off," from T'hy'la #16 
Image:butlerastolenkiss.jpg|A Stolen Kiss (original art, dated 1994) 
File:Firsttime42-3.jpg|A Stolen Kiss, from First Time #42
File:Firsttime42front.jpg|Aperitif, from First Time #42 
Image:Firsttime42back.jpg|Champagne Wishes, from First Time #42 
====1996====
File:Kal5front.jpg| Snowbound Love , from KaleidoScope #5 
Image:kal5-3.jpg|Command Decision, from KaleidoScope #5 
Image:kal5-4.jpg|Waiting (Forget Her), from KaleidoScope #5 
Image:kal5-2.jpg|Portrait of Kirk, from KaleidoScope #5 
File:Beside.jpg|Beside Each Other, from Beside Myself #4, see comments about [[Beside Each Other#Author's Comments: The Worldcon Scene|this artwork's distressing history at Worldcon. This illustration was reworked and printed in the 2023 KiScon and posted to AO3 as Prince Spock. 
 
 File:Beside4back.jpg|Next to You, from Beside Myself #4 
Image:thy17.jpg|On the Bridge, from T'hy'la #17 
File:Thyla17-3.jpg|Uhura Watches, from T'hy'la #17 
Image:Firsttime44.jpg|Spock's Bouquet, from First Time #44 
File:Firsttime44back.jpg|Love is a Rose, from First Time #44 
File:Firsttime44-4.jpg|Embrace, from First Time #44, reprinted in the 2023 KiScon 
Image:Settingcourse.jpg|Gift of Hyacinths, from Setting the Course - The artist wrote: "So named because this was done for SETTING COURSE, the collection by Jenna Sinclair. Jenna loves hyacinths and I wanted to put them in the image."Shelley Butler's Art 
Image:Worlds-apart-cover-sbutler.jpg|Our Eyes of Starlight, from Worlds Apart
====1997====
 Shelley Butler's Art 
File:firsttime46-1.jpg| Star Dreamer, from First Time #46 
File:Firsttime46-3.jpg| from First Time #46 
File:Firsttime46front.jpg| The Moon and Stars winner of a Philon Award, from First Time #46 
File:Star trek firstime46 cover back.jpg|Pieta winner of a 1997 STIFfie Award and a Philon Award, from First Time #46 
Image:thyla18-1.jpg|from T'hy'la #18
Image:thyla18-2.jpg|from T'hy'la #18
Image:thyla18-3.jpg|Cadet Kirk , from T'hy'la #18 
Image:T'hy'la 19 Cover.jpg|Secret Look winner of a Philon Award, from T'hy'la #19 
 File:T'hy'la 19 Kirk.jpg| Kirk On a White Bed (Spock at Gol), from T'hy'la #19 
Image:thy19-1.jpg| from T'hy'la #19, Spock With Flowers 
Image:thy19-2.jpg| from T'hy'la #19
 
Scatteredstars9-4.jpg|The Conversation, from Scattered Stars #9 
====1998====
Image:yomin14front.jpg|from The Yomin #14, a portrait of Leonard Nimoy
Image:Amazinggracese-2.jpSave Water, from Amazing Grace #4 
Image:Kal8.jpg|Spock Dreams of Kirk, from KaleidoScope #8
File:Amazinggracese-2.jpg|from Amazing Grace (Special Edition, Best of 'Net K/S Sampler), for the story Fire on the Mountain
Image:To Catch a Unicorn interior art by S Butler.JPG|Spock in a Shirt, from To Catch a Unicorn 
Image:Firsttime47.jpg| Reclining Spock, from First Time #47 
File:Firsttime47back.jpg| Baby Kirk (Reclining Kirk), from First Time #47 
File:firsttime47-3.jpg|Concern, winner of a Philon Award, from First Time #47 
 
File:Firsttime48-3.jpg|Spock in Ropes, from First Time #48 
Image:thy20.jpg|Calendar Vulcan, from T'hy'la #20 
 
====1999====
Image:Beyonddreams1.jpg|Secret Smile, winner of a Philon Award, from Beyond Dreams #1 
File:firsttime49.jpg| Captain Spock Dreams (aka "Banded by Roses"), from First Time #49 
File:firsttime49back.jpg| from First Time #49, Naked Love (aka "Happy Spock") - "Well, this is probably what the Spock on the front is really thinking about, being naked being kissed by naked Kirk. Fully frontally naked, Spock is a gorgeous sight." from The K/S Press #32 
File:firsttime50-4.jpg|from First Time #50 -- "A gen Kirk and Spock with a great Kirk and a Spock that misses the mark. This is also a little dark, making me wonder if it's a color pencil poorly reproduced. Kirk's face is very nicely highlighted and done. It just screams Shatner at you." from from The K/S Press #42 
 File:firsttime50-9.jpg| from First Time #50 -- "This is a Spock and Kirk, faces and upper bare shoulders, which is good. The Spock is very realistic and well done. Kirk's face is good, too. In this Shelley has done her feathering in the background that makes it looks as if Kirk has just stuck his thumb in a light socket and his hair is standing straight on end. (Sorry, Shelley, the devil made me type that. But it was a thought of mine at first looking at the picture. My mind is truly twisted--you knew that already!) But in actuality it's the background, making it look as if Kirk isn't really there, except in Spock's memory. I think that's the intention of the piece, but I could be wrong." from from The K/S Press #42 "Ah, another one of Shelley’s flower pictures! Very nice! This picture just happens to accompany a story that I wrote, and I think it illustrates a particular scene very well. Kirk, with a hint of a STI type uniform on, is thinking of Spock, who is naked. (Of course, you could also argue that it is the other way around, that Spock is thinking of Kirk, but for my purposes....) I love the way the picture is “unfinished” around the edges, the way the lines are drawn up from Kirk’s head and Spock’s hairline draws the viewer’s gaze upward, and imparts a sort of dynamic motion to a picture that otherwise might be more static. Very nice!" from The K/S Press #43 
====2000====
Image:Beyonddreams2.jpg| Starry Night of Love, from Beyond Dreams #2 
====2001====
File:Organianks.jpg|Trouble in Organia aka "Organian K/S"
Image:No holds 22 interior by shelly butler.jpeg|from No Holds Barred #22
Image:spockonaharley.jpg|Spock on a Harley from First Time #53
Image:lostinafire-1.jpg|a mystery one, purchased at the 2001 RevelCon from a comment at AO3
Image:lostinafire-2.jpg|detail from a mystery one, purchased at the 2001 RevelCon from a comment at AO3
File:Sparklingspock.jpg|Sparkling Spock (aka "Star Explorer") from First Time #53
Image:WM14 Int art 2.jpg|from Within the Mirror #14 -- "This color Shelley Butler in WITHIN THE MIRROR 14 really catches your eye. I am particularly fond on this piece since I used to own the original. This is the mirror Spock and Mirror Kirk down to mid-chest. They are both looking at someone off to the viewer's left, and they aren't smiling." from The K/S Press #65 "How lovely to turn to the next page in a story and find a color illo by Shelley. I know how hard it is for her to work in colored pencil, how much time and effort is involved, but oh, how wonderful is the result! This is a marvelous rendition of Mirror Kirk and Spock with Spock at his station-keeping position just behind Kirk’s right shoulder, Kirk at his arrogant best. Not a command team one would want to cross. Can anyone do texture better than this artist? Spock’s shirt can be nothing other than satin, and Kirk’s bolero shines with a metallic gleam. Skin tones, especially Spock’s, are perfect. The whole composition has a shadowed cast to it that perfectly echoes the darkness of the Mirror Universe. Thanks, Shelley, for sharing your extraordinary gifts with us. And thanks to Robin for publishing art without a backing page of print. It really makes a difference!" from The K/S Press #60 
====2002====
File:Lostinthoughtks.jpg|Lost in Thought, cover of Legends #2 
Image:Beyonddreams4.jpg|Hydrangea Nights, winner of a Philon Award, from Beyond Dreams #4 
Image:butlerunknown-1.jpg|Butler's First Spock, from First Time #54 (created much earlier, likely 1993?) 
Image:butlerunknown-2.jpg|Butler's First Kirk, from First Time #54 (created much earlier, likely 1993?)
====2003====
Image:Beyonddreams6.jpg|Secret Thoughts, winner of a Philon Award, from Beyond Dreams #6 
File:Beyonddreams6-5.jpg|Sunflowers, from Beyond Dreams #6 
====2004====
Image:onthebridgebutler.jpg 
File:Floral Recline.jpg|Floral Recline
File:Beyonddreams7-6.jpg|On My Mind, from Beyond Dreams #7
File:Showeringwithspock.jpg|Showering with Spock, KiScon con zine 2017 (art dated 2004)
Image:kirkmccoybutler.jpg|Kirk and McCoy (a special commission) 
====2005====
File:Intheshade2-1.jpg|Should I Trust You?, from In the Shade #2 
File:Intheshade2-2.jpg|Soaring Spirit, from In the Shade #2 
Image:threesomestartrek.jpg| Kirk, Spock & McCoy (original title unknown), a rare Kirk/Spock/McCoy threesome, larger image is This illo was incorporated inKS and McCoy By the Fireplace;archive link, for the 2024 Kirk/Spock Advent Calendar 
Image:FT59 Cover.jpg|from First Time #59
Image:FT59 Back.jpg|Embraceable You, from First Time #59 
Image:minebutler.jpg|Mine, from an unknown zine
====2006====
Image:Bondmates.jpg|Bondmate Souls, from Bondmates 
Image:legends4.jpg| Space Cowboys, from Legends #4
====2007====
File:legacy1-1.jpg|The Beginning, from Legacy #1 
====2016====
File:Devotionst-5.jpg|Swept Away, using the pseud, Scarlett, from Devotion, also printed in the 2017 KiScon 
File:Devotionst-9.jpg|Cuddle, from Devotion 
====2017====
File:Swimmingwithspock.jpg|Swimming with Spock aka "Wet Dreams," from KiScon 
====2023====
File:Togetherwithflowers.jpg|Together with Flowers, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023
File:Princespock.jpg|Prince Spock, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023 - "It's amazing, I love how well you integrate the Vulcan runes in the skin 💜" from Purple Enma, Archive of Our Own (2024) "I literally melt into a puddle on the floor whenever I see this image - it is perfection!! The pose, the muscles, the tattoos, the absolutely incredible hair (I want to touch it!!) - and perhaps most of all the face. I just love the expression; there's a ferocity, and a passion, and at the root of it a "Spock-ness" that is just indescribably perfect. I am in complete awe of your talent, and immensely grateful that you've captured Prince Spock like this. Thank you so much!!" from TonightNoPoetryWillServe, Archive of Our Own (2024) 
File:Princespocktwo.jpg|Prince Spock 2, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023 -- "Your work always astounds me! Truly beautiful!!!" from AlainaHatsune, Archive of Our Own (2024) "Man, this should be illegal! Dangerous for heart health!" from BurningAmber, Archive of Our Own (2024) "Shi'Kahr playboy centerfold. It won most popular centerfold of the year. 😁" from Mamie94, Archive of Our Own (2024) "You already know how much I absolutely adore this work and how honored I am that I had any part in inspiring it!! I love that I can feel the way he's moving in this drawing - it captures Prince Spock's confidence, his passion, his sensuality. I love the way his head is tipped back and his hair appears to be moving, and the arm and hand placement is just *chef's kiss*. No wonder Jim can't resist him!! Also, the tattoos are now absolutely my headcannon for Prince Spock!! Honestly this makes me want to write more of him even though I am working on lots of other things - it is just too perfect!!" from TonightNoPoetryWillServe, Archive of Our Own (2024) "ohhhh my.....gulp.. loving the long hair!! the muscled arm and tat.& the jock strap bulge Going to roll around in the snow now to cool off.... Very well done!!" from Pegster, Archive of Our Own (2024) 
File:Spock's Tattoo.jpg|Spock's Tattoo, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023
File:Spockinleather.jpg|Spock in Leather, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023
File:Afterglowbutler.jpg|Afterglow (Star Trek art)|Afterglow, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023
File:Kirkinbed.jpg|Kirk in Bed, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023
File:Kirkwithrope.jpg|Kirk With Rope, this piece was in the art show and conzine for KiScon 2023 - "!!!!!! so beautiful! his eyes!! and the rope!! his belly button is cute :) I really love all the details that you have in your work." from the_marathon_continues, Archive of Our Own (2024) "As always it looks perfect 💜 love the soft shading and the distinct texture of the rope, even with some fibers out here and there. The eyes, the hair, I love it 💜" from Purple Enma, Archive of Our Own (2024) "who knew rope could look so good!! I love how you rendered Kirk, just the right amount of slyness as he's posing haha, he knows the rope is working for him! Wonderful art as always! <3" from williamspockspere, Archive of Our Own (2024) 
File:Kiscon 2023.png|Cover of the 2023 KiScon (Star Trek convention) zine
===Other Fandoms===
File:Playfellows7-2.jpg|from Playfellows #7 (The Professionals) (1994)
Image:Playfellows 8 int by shelley butler.jpg| from Playfellows #7 (The Professionals) (1995) -- "[The zine] November 13, 1995, Michelle Christian, Virgule-L, quoted with permission had three fairly nice PROS pieces of artwork (the only real artwork in the zine), especially one piece that was attributed to Shelley Butler. It reminded me quite a bit of a very good Adrian Morgan."
Image:Brokeback_somebody_new_sbutler.jpeg|from Somebody New (Brokeback Mountain) (2009)
===Mysteries, Descriptions Without Images (yet)===
* And How Was Your Day?
* Organian Episode 
* [unknown illo from First Time #35, page 110a]: "Wow! - What a wonderful Spock! He looks so vivid, that I'd like to touch him! I love this picture!" from The LOC Connection #57 
* "Interlude" from Legends #3 -- "I must start off this review by stating that before KiScon, I hadn't purchased any new zines lately, so I was privileged enough to first lay my eyes on this piece when the original was on display in the art room at the con. And from the first moment I saw it, I was blown away. As a matter-of-fact, I think I kind of embarrassed Shelley as I stood in front of her in the room, shoving the picture in front of her face and raving about how fantastic it was. So as you can imagine, I was more than thrilled when I arrived home from the con and began flipping through the pages of the zines I bought, only to discover to my surprise and delight, this very picture on page 115 in Legends 3. For me, it is without a doubt one of Shelley's very best and a perfect representation of what K/S is all about. The title of this piece conveys perfectly the mood depicted, that being a momentary interlude between two men who are not only lovers, but are also in love in every sense of the word. While the overall pic is definitely explicit (a naked Kirk on top of an equally naked Spock), it is the expressions on their faces that draws the viewer in. Kirk, his face angled slightly away, is gazing down at Spock with such tenderness and the look on Spock's face is almost indescribable—a	mixture	of	love,	passion, contentment, and utter peace. It just takes my breath away every time I look at it. "Interlude" truly is a wondrous masterpiece of work by one of fandom's best." from The K/S Press #92 
* [unknown illo, First Time #36, page 149]: "Wow! This is the first piece of work I've seen by this new artist, and it just blew me away! As the old saw goes, I don't know much about art, but I know what I like, and this is what I like! This rendering of Spock with long flowing hair is set very imaginatively against a panorama of stars and includes visions of the magnificent bod (Leonard should ever have looked so good!), as if seen in a mirror. I'm addicted to long-haired Spocks, and this one is done superbly, and in a very creative manner." from The LOC Connection #56 "Shelley Butler has done a nude Spock drawing which is fabulous. I hope she does a Kirk some time that's as beautiful! Of course, she cheated a little fixing it so she didn't have to draw Spock's face. But then I don't really think most of us are going to be looking at the face anyway." from The LOC Connection #57 
* Admiral Kirk with Glasses ("a convention favorite" 
* [unknown illo]: color-pencil portrait of Spock from “The Tholian Web" (sold at the 1999 Shore Leave)
* Heat "(Spock is hot. He's got to take off his underwear)" (this may be another description of "Command Decision") 
* In Ecstasy (More Than a Kiss), very explicit, uses the pseudonym Scarlett in Legends #3: "Gosh...I love this illo! Kirk and Spock are making love; Kirk is on top; he and Spock are facing each other. I love the way Spock's heel is resting on Kirk's ankle! and also the position of Spock's hands on Kirk's shoulders. Kirk's torso seems a bit too long but it's nothing that takes away from the illo. Spock's face is soft, concentrated on being touched so intimately by Kirk..." from The K/S Press #88 "My first thought on looking at this picture was Wow, and then Yikes! I have been very busy with the holidays and have only read a few stories in my new zines. I was in my parents' living room, and had decided to write LOC's on some of the art in Legends, so flipped through the zine to find the art. When I got to this one I actually said "Wow" out loud, then thought "Yikes, I hope my parents didn't hear me", because I didn't want to explain what elicited that response! Wow, this is gorgeous! If I didn't already know this was one of the more explicit pictures by Shelley that Jenna mentioned in her Roundtable, I think I would have figured it out due to the excellence of the work. Spock is lying on his back, legs open, and Kirk is on his knees between Spock's legs. I think it's pretty obvious what they are up to (pun intended)! What a great pose— hanging out at porno websites obviously paid off! Spock's eyes are shut, and I love the rapt expression on his face. No one can draw hair like Shelley, and the muscles (especially in Kirk's arms as he braces himself over Spock) are also perfectly drawn. And of course, the faces look exactly like Kirk and Spock. I also like the play of light and shadow in the picture. This is just beautiful, and I hope to see more of "Scarlett's" pictures." from The K/S Press #88 
* "So Beautiful" (printed in the 2022 KiScon) 
* "Gentle Touch" new in 2009, sold at Shore Leave
* Desire in Denim from Morpheus Rising won a 2000 Philon Award 
* Thoughtful— as yet unpublished. Kirk with his hand in his long hair. (#9)
* Windswept—interior art of Amazing Grace 3.
* Pensive—(colored pencil) both in uniform, suitable for the mantelpiece.
* Reflective colored pencil) Kirk in a white shirt, looking away.
* Kirk and Spock in San Francisco from STIV
 
* T'Pring's Challenge An original graphite (black & white) drawing of T’Pring choosing Kirk at Koon-ut-Kalifee. A nice gen piece to display instead of all those naked Kirk and Spocks." (The K/S Press #49)
* "With You, I Am Loved," "Hold Me, Touch Me," "Tasha Yar & Data," "Picard's Command," shown to the Trekkies #2 filmers, but cut from the movie
* Picard —A small-color pencil of Picard (Kirk and Spock are not involved. And aren't you glad?) (#51)
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