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(”bug women” — 2004, color pencils and lots of ballpoint pen on newsprint)

hiccup! first day for my shop, and i have the hiccups.

there were people who couldn’t create an account, because even though they picked out their country, the shop didn’t believe them.

that’s fixed now. (thanks, paul.)

then there was trouble making credit card payments in US dollars, because the credit card company was processing TEST transactions, not LIVE transactions.

that’s also fixed now. (thanks, internetsecure.)

sorry for so many bugs in my new shop. i’m trying to kill them all quickly.

thanks to the people who put up with this trouble on the first day and got what they wanted. if you had trouble with something, i’m sorry for inconveniencing you. i hope you’ll try again. please let me know if you’re having any trouble shopping, creating an account, or buying something.

everything seems to be working okay now.

the only bugs should be in my drawings…

i drew this in november 2004 in kingston. i really like to draw on newsprint, especially with ballpoint pens. the ink sinks in well. it gets old, wrinckled and changes colours just like me.

drawing on newsprint takes me back to my elementary school days. our monthly review tests were printed on that kind of paper and our teachers encouraged us to draw on the back our papers if we had time left over. the drawings always turned out great because we weren’t trying hard to create art but to have fun and kill time. i think that’s how you can free your mind.