About Us

Hi there! My name is Ruth and I'm a rug and textile designer. During the pandemic I found myself at a loss when our weaving mills in India and Nepal closed and my business came to a grinding halt leaving me with a lot of time on my hands.
To stay creative and with the intention of giving back, I started painting and handcrafting little heart keepsakes called "Hearts of Hope" which I gifted to frontline workers and those who were struggling and just needed some kindness and acknowledgement.
People loved the idea of spreading kindness and hope within their own communities and wanted to purchase the hearts to gift themselves. Seeing the positive impact these little heart keepsakes - created in my own signature abstract artistic style - had on others as well as the incredible opportunity I had to spread kindness, I decided to run with this initiative and Art of Hope was born.
Now, by selling my Hearts of Hope, together with my wonderful and incredibly generous community, I have been able to spread hope and kindness to many communities both in Australia and abroad. I am extremely proud and humbled to have been able to donate and mail out over 45,000 Hearts of Hope over the past few years to many people who really needed a small but meaningful gesture of kindness.

Our Mission

When I started making Hearts of Hope, I had one simple wish. That everyone could experience the power of a small act of kindness.
I never planned for it to become what it has. But I've watched these little handcrafted hearts end up in hospital wards, school classrooms, and in the hands of people who were quietly struggling and just needed someone to notice. And the thing that still amazes me is that they don't stop where they land. They get passed on and they keep moving.
That's when I realised this is bigger than me. It's a movement. Not a loud one. Just ordinary people choosing kindness, one heart at a time, and trusting that the ripple reaches further than any of us will ever see.
We believe that if enough people choose to pass it on, something shifts. Not loudly. Not all at once. But genuinely and deeply, one person at a time.
That's the mission. Spread kindness. Be the ripple.
I'd love nothing more than for you to be part of it.