Shibari Mari

Shibari Mari is a American shibari artist.

Era: 2010s

SHIBARI ARTIST · ORGANIZER · CONSULTANT · DESIGNER

Chicago-based shibari artist, sensual / kink consultant, Pro-Domme, designer and organizer working publicly as The Tantric Mystic / Shibari Mari. Her Substack and current Instagram profile identify her as The Tantric Mystic / Shibari Mari and frame a shibari practice of roughly eight to nine years; Eventbrite describes The Tantric Mystic as specializing in shibari rope play with a facilitation style around emergent-strategy practice, imagination, resilience and social-emotional care. Black & Kinky Academy Weekend's official 2026 page names The Tantric Mystic / Shibari Mari among the Chicago-based kinksters, educators and organizers who created and lead the Black-led BIPOC kink / BDSM conference. Current Haus of ZOA sources also place her in wearable-rope / shibari-fashion design, describing Haus of ZOA as a Shibari Fashion House created by The Tantric Mystic. documented as a current Chicago rope artist / organizer / designer, not as lineage, certification or formal-school evidence.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Black & Kinky Academy Weekend.