Shima Shanti is a contemporary encaustic artist and the originator of The Elemental Still Point. Working with beeswax, earth pigments, damar resin, and fire, her paintings explore the meeting place of material, energy, and perception.
The Artist’s Hand
The Elemental Still Point
Drawn to moments of convergence, threshold, and becoming, Shima Shanti explores the Elemental Still Point—the meeting place of energy and stillness, where layers of time converge.
The Elements
Working in the ancient art of encaustic, painting with beeswax and fusing with fire, Shima Shanti embraces the transformative forces of the natural world. Through layering, fusion, and excavation, each painting becomes a meeting place of material, time, and energy.
Guided by my heart, I paint with the natural elements of beeswax, pigments, and fire;
allowing me to infuse the mesmerizing beauty of nature into my art.