Wildflower Joy | Viewing Guide
Raven George's guide to viewing her work.
Instructions
When you enter the gallery, turn to your right - this is where the artist suggests starting your experience.
Then move counterclockwise around the space, ending with the piece hanging on the stone wall. Below are the artwork descriptions written by the artist.
War of Hearts
Oil & pastel pencil on canvas. 2025.
I created War of Hearts while mending a broken heart. To love deeply is to risk pain. Often, the ones who love us are the same ones who hurt us—not always out of malice, but the battles they carry within themselves. The desire to love and be loved can be tangled in past wounds and childhood trauma, leaving many unsure of how to give and receive.
As lovers and artists, we are entrusted with a divine responsibility—to keep opening our hearts and creating, even if it hurts. Love and art are acts of faith. No matter how heavy the pain, we mustn’t stop.
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Dance of Death
Oil on mirror. 2025.
Dance of Death is a haunting yet tender reflection on the fragility of childhood in a world where innocence is stolen. Inspired by the Dance of Macabre, it features children dancing hand in hand with child skeletons—symbols of those lost to war, famine, and violence. Children, adorned with hats representing their homeland, stand as a beacon of light, a testament to resilience in the face of darkness.
At the heart of the scene, a baby skeleton wearing a Kuba, sets the rhythm for the dance. The music, both a celebration and a lament, connects the living and departed, blurring the line between joy and grief. Dance of Death is not just a mourning of loss but an urgent call to remember, protect, and honor the lives of children.
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Ramadan
Oil on canvas. 2025.
I watched a video of families celebrating peace on the first day of Ramadan, just days after they endured relentless bombing and devastation. The contrast was striking joy rising from unimaginable suffering. Moved to tears, I felt an urgent need to capture the moment. This work honors the resilience of those who danced, cried, played, and gave thanks—Alhamdulillah—for the gift of survival.
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Take a pause at the mirror between the windows.
Compassion
Graphite on paper. 2022.
Compassion captures the subtle power of connection. Two small hands reach for one another—only meeting at their fingertips, suspended in a moment of trust and offering. Bees echo themes of community and harmony.
This piece speaks to the gentle yet profound act of giving and receiving support. In conversation with Dua, where the hands are cradled as a symbol of sustenance, Compassion extends that offering outward. Together, these works remind us that faith, love, and care are to be shared.
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Dua
Graphite on paper. 2024
Dua is a delicate portrayal of purity, devotion, and nourishment. A child's hands, one gently supporting the other, cradle a pool of water or honey—symbols of sustenance and spiritual grace. From the sides, two blooming arum lily leaves embody protection. Bees gracefully hover with quiet reverence, their presence a reminder of community, persistence, and sweetness in faith. This piece represents the beauty of offering and receiving, as well as the sacred connection between nature, innocence, and prayer.
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Hood Babies
Oil pastel & acrylic. 2022
Hood Babies is a love letter to Black childhood—an ode to joy, divinity, and the radiant innocence so often overlooked, distorted, or erased. In a world quick to place burdens upon young Black lives, this piece reclaims their purity, softness, and human right to simply be.
Set within the grand vision of “Wildflower Joy,” this work challenges the narratives that bury Black children beneath stereotypes, offering instead a perspective where they are seen as they truly are—angelic, boundless, and whole. Through tender strokes, vibrant hues, and the gentle pull of nostalgia, these pieces honor their abundance, wonder, and light.
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Rūh
Acrylic and pastel on canvas. 2025.
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Seven
Oil painting on linen. 2025
At the center of Seven blooms a Spider Mum flower, symbolizing joy, peace, liveliness, and death. Overlaid by two figures—one skeletal, the other human—this painting reflects the cycle of life and death. Spirit children reach toward the center, connecting the earthly and spiritual realms.
Through experience of mourning and grief, the painting explores the journey of becoming wholly holy. It captures the transformative process that leads us to spiritual completion, showing how every phase of life, no matter how dark, brings us closer to understanding our sacred being.
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Please browse Raven’s books on the wooden mantle. These books are important to her work, artistry, and creative process.
Enjoy the exhibit and let us know what you think!