melanie vibes

so, i hear many times, my work apparently gives off melanie martinez vibes - ??? - whoever she might be! [insert tongue sticking out emoji] - and, perchance, it wouldn’t be the other way round would it? - i’ve been doing this babyart thing since before she was born y’know [is there an old grumbling man emoji i can use here?]

the above jpeg has been reposted quite a few times on melanie fan instagrams - i’ve been tagged and gained a bunch more followers from it, so i guess it doesn’t bother me that much - (tho i don’t know if and how much it’s been reposted without any links or credit to me) [ps. needless t'say, it has been and they refuse to credit me!] - it does rather imply my art is being used for her next cd - it isn't of course - but it seems many, or at least a number, of her fans want to believe this is true - haha, i doubt melanie martinez would even acknowledge ever having heard of me - she repeatedly says mark ryden is her inspiration

i posted the “pool of tears” painting on my own instagram - and surprised to see it almost reach 10,000 likes [ps. now over 10k] - the most popular thing i’ve ever posted - it’s also attracted a lot more comments than i’m used to - there's a lot of melanie hate, which isn’t surprising in view of the sexual assault allegation now directed at her - she isn’t as pure and innocent as her aspired commercially acceptable image - i should be happy not to be associated with her is the general opinion

there seems to be a thin line between the admiration of my art and the abhorrence of her shallow image: romanticizing mental illness, fetishizing children/children’s objects, pandering to the “ddlg” (daddy dom / little girl) tumblr culture - the 14 year old girl demographic - which, i actually seem to be inheriting from sheidlina - tho i don’t seem to get the ddlg type latching onto me so much - i think ryden’s work does fit that world, his girls being so wispy and needy - whereas my girls, despite all the bondage and black eyes etc, are more latently aggressive and glare back (appealing to the feminist / punk types?!)

for the record i’ve never listened to more that 15 seconds of anything melanie martinez has done - and i feel nothing (except too old?!)