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Christina Robyn Photography

Christina Robyn Photography

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Woman Rising

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Christina Robyn Photography

This is how I fight my battles... with a brush in my hand, a spirit that says no to adversity and chooses peace regardless! My creativity has taken a bit of a hit in the last couple of days, but I’m determined not to let this situation rob me of the joy of creating. / I truly have been overwhelmed with love and support over the last few days. THANK YOU to all that have purchased art prints over the last few days!! I still have a long way to go to sell all of them, but it has helped a LOT and lifted my spirits in ways you can’t imagine. Thank you to everyone who is learning with me in this! 💫

REDUCED ART PRINTS ON MY WEBSITE / See my last post for why these artworks are reduced. 100% of the profit from ANY website sale (including posters) will go to paying back the gallery printing costs and also directly to the debt the scammer left me. .
These artworks are designed to be stretched onto stretcher bars or put in a frame with a matte board to cover the edges. They have had a overlap border added so it can be stretched without cutting into the original painting (see images for details). When stretched it will be almost impossible to tell it isn’t a original artwork on canvas. The square prints are a HUGE 90 x 90cm (when stretched) and will be a definite statement on any wall! The portrait ones are 60 x 75cm when stretched. You can stretch them yourself (using a cheap canvas and a staple gun!) or take them to a framing shop to be stretched. I have 30 prints total that need homes asap!
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I feel so overwhelmed at the support from this insta community and honestly I feel so blessed and thankful for what God is doing in my heart through this. He is still kind, and honestly - debt or no debt, I have ALL that I need. I refuse to be a victim - but truly do appreciate the support and any art that can be sold I will be forever grateful!

IMPORTANT POST, PLEASE READ➡️ // The week has been very hard, full of emotions and fear and faith. The short of it is that I’ve been terribly scammed and stolen from through my art business. It may come as a shock (like it would have to me a few weeks ago) that it was even possible to be scammed through art, but unfortunately I fell for it. I’ve lost thousands and thousands of dollars through credit card fraud and a very elaborate story that was very believable, backed up with fictitious companies, names, websites etc. .

At first, I panicked, freaked out. But then I felt the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit say some things to me... firstly that I had a choice. To panic. Or to lean into rest. To choose to be a victim, or to take my rightful place as a daughter that has everything she needs in her Father. .
This has been a massive wrestle for me, and I’d be lying if I say I haven’t felt victimised or hard done by... but I felt the Lord say SO CLEARLY to me that it was my choice to let this reign in my heart. That he had very special things to teach me through this and that my heart would be forever marked by Gods faithfulness. That ‘hard done by’ wouldn’t be my attitude and I would refuse to be bitter or frustrated.
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Firstly, I’m stepping into faith, secondly, my process is to also reach out for help and to raise awareness so this doesn’t happen to others. Here are the practicals:
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1. I now have a very large debt (first of my whole life) that needs to be paid back asap. I have a ton of artwork prints that need to be sold so that I can hopefully get back in the black (the scammer ordered with stolen credit cards). .
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2. I will be selling these artworks at a much reduced cost because of the deadline of the debt. All sales will go directly into paying the debt the scammer left me with. .
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I’d be lying if I didn’t say writing this post hasn’t brought new waves of anxiety and stress into my heart. But truly - I’m choosing to side with Jesus and his peace. It's just money after all, and the things that truly are the most important can't be bought or sold.
I am so thankful for the support of this insta community and I'll be posting the artworks asap for sale. 💜

Susanna April 2017