Much ado about nothing

Thank you for the coverage, I really appreciate it. I will be posting the screen shots I showed you of Miku’s Facebook posts describing his stalking and masturbation campaign to my Twitter account, @3liza. Today is a crunch day at work for me so I will need to add an additional comment later with the link.

I feel, myopically perhaps, that this article downplays the seriousness of Josh Wolve/Josh Griffin/“Miku”’s threats to me and the fact that his public Facebook account was self-admittedly and attested by third parties to be the account of the “be the light” sticker campaign. But I understand it is not the role of the Stranger to take a stance on that issue. I hope this article can serve as a trailhead for people to find out more.

I also want to clarify that my comment about the police being a threat was in reference to police racism and violence towards black, indigenous and people of color, and not a threat to myself as a doofy white street artist. I was (poorly) attempting to explain that being stalked and threatened by another doofy white street artist was of no concern to me in comparison to the actual threat to life and limb experienced by people targeted by racist police violence every day, and the lesser violence I experience as a white protestor against the police when I am at marches. The point I was trying to make is that Miku’s sexist blustering is toothless and cowardly in comparison, and I have more important things to worry about, and I won’t change my life or behavior based on the limp menacing of one frustrated tech bro.

Thank you again for taking the time to report on this, and for starting the public record of Josh Wolve’s/Josh Griffin’s/Miku’s behavior.

I don't get the 'STFU' thing at all. I like to hear what people have to say!

This article makes me want to get a bunch of 'be the light' stickers and paste them up over the 'shut the fuck up' stickers. The artist seems like the worst. Toxic positivity, really?

Stickers are bad for the environment, unlike pasteboard.

Easier to just cut the police budget 65%, actually,

I might be a tiny bit annoyed at the unsolicited New Age advice to "be the light," but I'm actively irritated at the unsolicited Self Righteous Asshole admonition to "shut the fuck up." Learning that distributing these little nuggets of casual misanthropy is a cottage industry for their creator just heightens my irritation. Take your own advice, sticker seller.

Miku - artist who created a sticker with a positive message and gives them away for free.

Eliza Gauger - "artist" who copied Miku's design and sells her negatively-charged stickers for profit.

I'm with Miku on this one.

JFC, it's amazing how many of you glazed right over the stalking and harrassing bit.

@6 That's never going to happen.

I want a sticker that says "No more fucking stickers!" Isn't someone who makes stickers just graffiti a artist with a lack of commitment?

Personally, I’m very disappointed in how this article dedicates so many words to the “positivity” this Miku guy is spreading, and then completely glosses over him stalking, harassing and threatening Eliza. I went to Eliza’s twitter @3liza, where she provides evidence of her claims, which she made available to the Stranger prior to them posting this article. It seems very odd to me that you wouldn’t include this pertinent information in the article. It clearly proves the maker of the “be the light” stickers is not an upstanding person who spreads light, but rather is a creep and a predator.

"His comments ranged from framing her sticker effort as “flirtatious” to threatening to kidnap Gauger’s dog and masturbate outside her house."

Hey, does anyone know someone who could dig a little deeper into these very concerning claims of stalking and harassment? Like maybe a newspaper reporter or something?

@4, STFU, Phoebe.

Wow truly incredible how many commentators glazed over reading about the LITERAL STALKING and went straight to ‘oh my it’s rude to put a sticker up over this nice man’s sticker who just wants people to feel happy’.

Do you even listen to yourselves? This man has threatened to kidnap Eliza Gauger and kill her?? Even if you don’t like their stickers, maybe think about how he is a creep and how that should be your priority for two seconds???

I’m disappointed how The Stranger seemed to not really focus on the literal stalking as well? Whilst I appreciate their hands are tied on passing judgement on the veracity of it, it’s pretty disappointing in the age of #metoo that the stalking accusations are buried in the article.

I don't take issue with the phrase "Be the light."
I do take issue with creepy guys using their pseudo spiritual persona to cover up their icky actions.

Maybe we need a new sticker in the middle: "don't be an asshole"

I'm tired of white artists doing so much for so little in Seattle. I don't give about either sticker. Much like the ugly ass brick wall SPD has up around their police state castle I am also tired of looking at both of these ugly mids 2000's myspace font ass stickers. PLEASE you fucking weirdos just chilllllllll.

It says a lot about you in how you interpret "be the light". The STFU artist seems to immediately interpret the message as you need to always be happy and positive. Rorschach. The message inherently means nothing. It could just as easily mean be the light to shelter others. Be that, founding a soup kitchen, volunteer as a big brother or sister, or help the homeless that have nobody else.

Yes it is shallow and new agey but is a message that at its core asking you to be the potential good in the world bad ? I don't think so. Isn't a good person that does nothing useless, especially in today's chaotic world ?

So after all that I say...be the light

For the record, the fb account was highly private and secure. Small group, very picky for opsec. I was originally attacked with hate campaign for months on her own accord. She was also coordinating with someone to take private posts that honesty got deleted shortly after I think, as I noticed the narrative about this mystery attacker turned nemesis was creepy. But screenshots with context, without malicious intent, albeit weird, were stolen from a private Facebook account. Then sat on for an entire year it seems, before launching the next attack. Also unprovoked. Now a week long campaign to sell more stickers as usual, spread out across platforms. It’s scary how much time is devoted to me, is is textbook stalker lol. I only know you exist at all because you attack me often. This time is beyond vicious and shameful though. And you know lol. I have no idea where you live. I find your character below par, never looked for you. Never messaged you or spent hour in your dm. You knew fb wasn’t public. Your sticker was abusive and targeted me lol. You act as if it was a chance for us both to get up. I didn’t want or need your help, i was already up. - and even with context, witnesses, evidence, transparency and more... you have no interest in the truth. You also are somewhat psychotic, because you took the post and invaded privacy. You added names. You added malicious intent. You doxxed my identity on art. You made that accessible to police. You have spent the past week so far stalking me and tending to accounts and narratives to cause harm, to fortify it in search results, to harm all future jobs, and all encounters. Even insane things like clashing in tech bro, or date rapist. And even knowing it’s wrong, you still carry out extreme abuse and bullying. Then have the narcissist toolkit nerve to say i called you a name. Grow up. The only thing out of your mouth towards me is harm and abuse. You aren’t the first attacker to project on the victim. There’s very clear profit incentives as well, though I’ll never understand profiting from harming others. - I’m sorry to disappoint. I’m not anything she says to harm and create controversy for profit. Please leave me alone. How am I stalking if you’re the one that constantly looks, search’s, talks, posts, creates, attacks. Maintains, prunes, invades privacy, runs hate campaigns against which only weaken voice of actual victims (and they are usually telling the truth too.” - next time before you try to destroy someone’s life and even turn snitch, ask them about some screenshots you stole from their private journal on Facebook an entire year ago. Be human. Be considerate. You’re about as inaccurate as you can get about me. I’m used to you calling names or belittling me though. Please be less abusive and manipulative, because I’ve seen so many little lies that reek of orchestration. I wish you well, but leave me alone. Find someone else to attack. This was very mean and undeserved, and was never meant to be available to people, it’s just writing that came out weird. But this... all of this? That’s different. Way different. Targeting, invading, systematically harming, destroying, profiting, thrill seeking. You’re kinda obsessed recently. I have no choice, it’s the nature of being attacked. It’s 1000 times worse than than my fiction narrative behind close doors with good intent,even though it looks fucking weird. Your actions are incredibly worse. - I forgive you, but I’m scared of how you have no interest for truth, or how harm and hate is just default stance without budge. But for Gods sake. Leave me alone. This is literally stalking and you have became violent and vicious. Sell whatever stickers you can squeeze out of this, and have a lovely life. I wish the best for you. I really do. Leave me me be now. Thanks. I expect this to be responded to with more harm and hate, so I won’t be back to read. This is your thing honestly, I never asked to be a part of it.

On stickers being bad for environment... thanks for bringing that up. The sticker had a far reaching effect on people, so I’ll ponder whether the cost is worth the benefit. The stories of it from people are mostly private DMs, so never shared. But countless people, and many to profound effect. It’s one of the more effective tools I’ve tried and tested in the good fight, so I’m hesitant. I moved to other forms of art afterwards, and did homeless project for 204 days to get closer to the topic. That was profoundly transforming, coming from the life I had. Now that my identity has been doxxed to police and such, ill probably keep shifting towards some startups we’ve been working on, rooted in social change and purpose ofcourse. Please reach out directly if you Have questions, concerns, context, proof and more. This is a shitshow. Beget from humor that wasn’t even clever or funny, and deleted anyway. But stolen from private account before it ceased to exist... then sat on for almost a year before used in attack. That’s not me. I find it ludicrous. But if this is true, it means some have been malicious, vengeful and reckless in harming someone... without sufficient reason. And it takes courage to own and admit that. It must be claimed though, to be obtained. My own courage will be to continue on this path, even when the essence of it can be destroyed so quickly. - I hope this ongoing attack and harm from you is atleast useful. Perhaps you have empathy and emotional intelligence. You can see what I’ve said. That it’s true. If you feel the slightest bit bad at all... meditate on that. It’s natural and worth nourishing. This is wrong. It should not incite feelings of delight or accomplishment once seen with clarity. Then you’ll
Decide what to do, and that is who you are. I don’t need to find someone to scan your private socials to use against you while trying to destroy your life, about that decision. It’s your decision, and can’t be made by warping people’s perception of the decision. You help or harm. I don’t need to know which you decide. Just leave me alone finally and we’re good. For what it’s worth, please don’t snitch and dox street artists or writers so recklessly and nonchalantly. Reach out so you don’t make huge mistakes at such great cost to others, like you have here. Love you all, and find me on social if you need clarity on anything. I actually know the truth and have all the context. I have no incentive. I’m running no harm campaigns. Selling no stickers . I just care that we get past... this.

And stop calling this a war haha. I don’t want to fight her. She keeps attacking. She sought to erase years of of good intent and I let her. You didn’t see me coming up with a counter abusive stickers. I talked myself through it a few days, weirdly in a few spots for sure, and then just suffered the attack. Not a war. I don’t make art to strike down or harm, or become what I resist so quickly. This whole war thing was just a front to slide in this story, which indeed was controversial and hurt me a lot. But the story was wrong. Cheers everyone, and I wish everyone the best. We aren’t all toxic. But some are.

Loser told on himself to the Stranger, and when the article didn't go his way due to his creepy public posts, he rants on here like a crazy person.
Get help Josh Griffith/Wolve MikuSeattle.
We know who you are and what you have done. You'd be surprised how many people are open about your past after seeing who you are now.

Also Josh, can you respond to this??
https://twitter.com/3liza/status/1314341053848145920?s=20

Thats you right?

And this?
https://twitter.com/3liza/status/1314341053848145920