Under the armor of techwear and puffer coats lies a heart that’s seen too much.
“When Hearts Cry” captures a moment of stillness between survival and surrender — a futuristic femme warrior holding a weapon wired to emotion, not ego.
With her eyes shielded and lips sealed, she doesn’t cry through tears — she cries through action. The weapon she cradles is more than a gun; it’s a sacred machine powered by grief, love, and coded rebellion. The heart detail on the trigger is a visual reminder: even when armored up, she leads with feeling.
This piece speaks to the tension between hyper-independence and emotional release, where protection becomes ritual and softness is a strategy.
12"x12"
• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components in the US sourced from Japan and the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Japan and Latvia
How to attach hooks on 24″ × 36″ horizontal frames:
Place each of the mounting hooks 1 inch (2.5 cm) from frame corners when hanging horizontally.
“When Hearts Cry” captures a moment of stillness between survival and surrender — a futuristic femme warrior holding a weapon wired to emotion, not ego.
With her eyes shielded and lips sealed, she doesn’t cry through tears — she cries through action. The weapon she cradles is more than a gun; it’s a sacred machine powered by grief, love, and coded rebellion. The heart detail on the trigger is a visual reminder: even when armored up, she leads with feeling.
This piece speaks to the tension between hyper-independence and emotional release, where protection becomes ritual and softness is a strategy.
12"x12"
• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components in the US sourced from Japan and the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Japan and Latvia
How to attach hooks on 24″ × 36″ horizontal frames:
Place each of the mounting hooks 1 inch (2.5 cm) from frame corners when hanging horizontally.