Artistic Withdraw

  There are days where I don't create anything. I don't take a photo, I don't paint, I don't do anything that would be considered creative. Those are the days to best avoid me because of withdraw. I'm addicted to art, more so the creative side of it, and during those anxiety filled empty days I get angry, moody, and depressed. To lower the frequency of those kind of days, I'm always looking to expand into something new.

  With all the time I've been spending taking photos on the subway, I decided to come up with something else to do when on it. I designed my own fare evader card. I've studied the subway fare evader and while half are very haphazard about their approach, there are those who are quite creatively skilled at it. Their method, their location, and their timing are fluid. You can tell they've been doing it for a long time.

  My first choice was plastic for these cards, but the price was too high, so I went with glossy business card stock. I'm extremely happy with the first batch of 500 cards. I did consider doing stickers but the cards were half the price. Also after someone finds one in a station or train car they can take it with them, a collectable.  And I can't get arrested for vandalism.