Social media post aimed at vandal of N.B. business: ‘Your strokes are bold but lacking confidence’

A woman who runs a thrift store in Riverview, N.B., has used some creative criticism on social media after a vandal spray painted her building. Someone tagged the front wall of Ergon Thrift on Trites Road with bright orange graffiti either late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Cecilia Watkins, the director of operations for the store, said she was upset when she first discovered it around 7:30 a.m., but decided to put a positive spin on it. Watkins, an art therapy practitioner, posted a long, clever message on Facebook hoping the culprit would see it. “Your strokes are bold but lacking confidence, indicating a sense of urgency but passion in your expression. The dripping suggests that you are unskilled at the art of tagging and may have discovered a can of spray paint in your parents’ garage.” Watkins also warned that it is a criminal act and the perpetrator can be charged and fined. “With your art being underdeveloped, juvenile, and still lacking in personality, I don’t feel you are possibly old enough to pay the fines of up to $5,000. Additionally, I highly doubt your guardians would be interested in paying that fine either.” Watkins finished by saying...