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Not the Plan, Still the Gift
Single motherhood was not the plan. It wasn’t the dream I carried around when I was younger, soft and hopeful, imagining what my life would look like. I pictured two hands helping with dinner, two voices saying goodnight, two people laughing in the kitchen after the kids went to bed. Instead, some nights it’s just… Read more
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The Unsung Heroes Keeping the Arts Alive
I attended a local high school Arts Awards Ceremony to support my daughter, who had been nominated for Art Leadership and recognized for her mixed media artwork. I walked in expecting a simple evening — a heartfelt celebration of student performances, artwork, and awards. What I witnessed was so much more than that. Not only… Read more
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The Heart, the Mirror, and the Armour
This painting took me a long time to finish. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted it to become, but because I think I was still becoming the woman who could finish it. Sometimes art waits for me. It sits quietly, half-finished, holding a truth I am not ready to name yet. I walk… Read more
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To the Artists — Especially the Mothers — This Is Our Time
As a single mother, I live in two worlds. In one, I’m protecting my children — helping them navigate a world flooded with information that isn’t always true, where social media distorts reality and fear is sold as fact. In the other, I’m an artist — trying to stay grounded in truth, to create something honest, something… Read more
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Taking Chances When Fear Is Loud
Quiet Courage / Inner Strength 30X30 It would be easy to retreat right now. The world feels heavy—uncertain, noisy with headlines that make you want to look away. For many of us, the ground beneath our feet no longer feels steady. Jobs feel fragile. Futures feel blurred. Stability feels less like a promise and more… Read more
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Empty Boots — A Remembrance Day Reflection
Over the summer, I began painting a pair of old boots — empty, scuffed, and softened with time — surrounded by a sea of poppies swaying gently in the wind. At first, it was just a way to release my sadness and frustration with the world — to pour it out through colour and form.… Read more
My Crazy Blog
Hello,
I’m Christine
Welcome to Shaping the Crazy — a space where art, poetry, and resilience meet. Through digital art and mixed media, I transform life’s chaos into beauty, meaning, and hope, creating content that celebrate healing, growth, gratitude, and the beautifully imperfect journey of becoming.
Shaping the Crazy 