Why, Thank you

‘Why, Thank You!’ is Shibani’s playful answer to unsolicited commentary: The kind of offhand remarks or veiled insults that often come our way. Instead of shrinking from them, she flips them on their head, turning criticism into compliment.

It’s a cheeky, tongue-in-cheek response, but also a deeper statement of ownership. It’s an affirmation that refuses to being defined through others’ words. What was meant to diminish instead fuels an unexpected confidence. Why, Thank You! is both a shrug and a crown, a reminder that power lies in choosing how we receive.

The answer to every painting in this series, is Why, Thank You.

Too skinny? Why, Thank You! Too Smart: Why, Thank You! Hair too wild? Why, Thank You!