HEARTIVISM

This work marked a turning point in my practice. After completing a two-year Advanced Spiritual Psychology program, I began to feel disconnected from the upset that had fueled years of activist art. For this exhibition, I returned to several of those works and refreshed them—layering positive, sometimes playful phrases directly over the original imagery. The result became a conversation between past and present, darkness and light, inner and outer realities, offering a more complete picture of what makes us human and how a shift in perspective can meaningfully change how we move through life.

Red text on a textured background reads "life is good somewhere" with "somew" crossed out to read "life is good here".

Right Here, Night Now, 2023
Acrylic, paper on birch
36” x 24”

A vibrant orange background with large red text that says 'LOVES A WEAPON" crossed out to read 'LOVE WINS', and a small bunch of white flowers is attached to a silver toy gun pointing horizontally.

Love Wins, 2023
Acrylic, toy gun, plastic flower on birch
36” x 24”

Street art with black letters on an orange background, covered with white graffiti-style markings.

Unplug Hate, 2023
Acrylic on birch
36” x 24”

Abstract artwork featuring a stylized face with colorful shapes and splashes, overlaid with bold orange and pink text reading "ADDICTED TO THE STRUGGLE" and the artist's initials "C.R."

End Of Story, 2023
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
24” x 24”

Abstract art of a face with vibrant colors and handwritten text surrounding it. The text reads, 'I WILL TREAT MYSELF WITH THE KINDNESS OF A FRIEND. MY IMPERFECTIONS MAKE ME UNIQUE. I WILL ACCEPT ANY AND ALL COMPLEXITIES WITH GRACE.'

Treat Yo’ Self, 2023
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
30” x 40”

A circular abstract painting with bold colors of red, blue, yellow, black, white, and gray, framed by a black border with handwritten white text surrounding it. The text expresses personal growth and self-love.

Grow On, 2023
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
30” x 40”

Black and white abstract artwork with pink overlay text reading, 'NOTHING WILL CHANGE'.

You’re So Strong, 2023
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
30” x 40”

Decorative sign featuring two orange reindeer silhouettes with blue handwritten-style text that reads 'Remember Your Manners XOXO' over a light woodgrain background.

Never Forget, 2023
Acrylic on plywood
58” x 48”

Artwork of two red and black deer with large antlers, overlaid with blue handwritten text that reads 'GIVE UP THE LIE AND BE UNDERSTOOD'.

Give Up The Need To Be Understood, 2023
Acrylic on gesso board
24” x 18”

Handwritten message with a deer illustration in the background. The message says, 'Show me your heart, you have to be brave.'

You Are Enough, 2023
Acrylic on discarded cardboard
33” x 55”

Abstract art with blue, black, and orange spray-painted text that reads 'TAKE YOUR' across the image, with the words overlapping each other and the background painted with vertical textured strokes. The initials 'C.R.' are in the bottom right corner.

Talk Your Own Advice, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 24”

Street art on a yellow wall featuring a black and white portrait of a face with glasses, overlaid by pink spray paint saying "RIGHT, RIGHT!" in capital letters.

Sign of The Times, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
18” x 24”

A colorful digital abstract artwork featuring a yellow background with black, white, and pink scribbled shapes and lines, including a rough outline of a face with two eyes and a mouth, signed with initials 'CR' in the bottom right corner.
Pop art style image of a person's face with black glasses, with pink graffiti writing over the entire image and a yellow background.

You Do You / Then Do Me, 2023
Acrylic, pastel on canvas diptych
11” x 14” (x2)