Art, Tattoo, & Conservation

A woman with dark hair, smiling and showing tattoos on her shoulder and arm, standing on a beach with sand and a cloudy sky in the background.
A woman with tattoos smiling outdoors against a leafy background, holding a tattoo machine.

A Unifying Practice

All of Naomi Shanti’s work grows from the same place — attention. A practice of listening to land, body, and story, and honoring what often goes unseen.

Painting of a blue and gray bird perched among yellow flowers with dark green foliage in the background.

Art

Naomi’s paintings focus on birds and small creatures, with particular care given to Florida species that are endangered, elusive, or easily overlooked. Each work is shaped through observation and research, translating habitat, behavior, and quiet presence into layered visual narratives grounded in place.

Black and white portrait of a woman with dark hair and dark lipstick, surrounded by green and blue fern leaves in the background. She has a floral and bird tattoo on her upper arm.

Tattoo

Tattooing is approached as an intimate and collaborative process. Working slowly and intentionally, Naomi creates pieces that draw from natural forms, symbolism, and personal meaning — honoring the body as a living landscape and a site of trust.

A scenic view of a lush green landscape with scattered trees, fog in the middle distance, and a colorful sky with clouds at sunrise or sunset.

Conservation

Naomi’s conservation work weaves together aerial drone imagery, photography, and ArcGIS mapping to support land protection and stewardship. Through storytelling maps and spatial imagery, she helps translate complex landscapes into visuals that deepen understanding, care, and long-term protection.

A way of listening — to land, body, and the stories they hold.

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An artistic map with contour lines, water bodies, and landforms in shades of green, blue, and brown, featuring a prominent bird illustration with black and white feathers in the lower left corner.
A wetlands scene at sunset with trees, some draped with Spanish moss, a pond with floating green vegetation, and a grassy area with sparse trees in the background.

Three practices, one ethic of attention.

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