Shima ShantiShima's life has followed a circuitous path, full of rich and varied experience that has touched her in unexpected ways: As a young adult in the tumultuous rock-n-roll 70s, a mother and wife of 44 years, and a successful executive in the corporate wold. Her journey did not stop in her 60s. This author of five books has become a nationally recognized encaustic fine artist. She never planned to become an abstract impressionistic painter. However, years after moving to the coast of California, Shima felt an unrelenting desire to create. Her upbringing in big sky Montana forever connected her to Nature and Spirit and continues to be her guiding inspiration in life. Today, timeless hours of joy in the studio and the simple pleasure of being Mom and Meema balance the business demands and exhibition travel of her dynamic artist's career. Read More Read Less