melody, like the music

My name is Melody. 27. Southerner. Black woman. She/Her. I talk about depression a lot. I love quotes and books and artsy stuff. I reblog random things in between.

[melodygordon]

Mind-Altering Love - 2022

With a hand-drawn sketch as the base, I used Marc Brunet's brushes liberally. I love warm colors and symbolism and concept art, and I love pieces that mean something to me emotionally and this one does it all.

[melodylikethemusic]

Reblogging my art

[melodygordon]

From my Instagram: I was experimenting with warm colors and abstractions last night. Thanksgiving was good, but it doesn't feel like the Christmas season yet. Maybe cause it's raining. Trying to get into the spirit when you don't have those old traditions and people from childhood anymore is very, very hard. I'm doing handmade cards this year for the first time and hoping they turn out presentable! I'll post all the cards when I'm done 🥰 #watercolorsketchbook #watercolors #warmcolors #abstract_art #memphisartists

[melodylikethemusic]

Reblogging my art

[melodygordon]

Hello. I'm Melody and I'm a civil servant by day, artist by night. This is not my first Tumblr rodeo, but this is my first official art blog, so I'm old and new. I will also write here about the creative process and all the mental health stuff that goes along with it. My other accounts will eventually line up with this one (and become active soon too).

twitter: melody_gordon instagram: melodyonline artfol: melodyonline cohost: melodyonline inkblot: melodyonline

[melodylikethemusic]

I have an art blog now <3

[melodylikethemusic]

I have even fewer followers here than I do on Twitter and I’m cool with it?

I swear I’m just happy to be back in a place where the chaos makes sense

[batboyblog]

one thing I like about Tumblr is, in 2019 I reblogged a piece of art from 2017 of a book written in 2015 and Yesterday in 2022 someone liked it, and this is how this website is supposed to work, I have art made this week in my queue next to stuff from 2014, 2013, 2012, hell even 2011, sometimes I post 10-11 year old fan art from accounts that haven't been active since before One Direction broke up. Nothing is ever truly dead and gone on here, you can always dust off an old treasure and say "hey gang look at this!" other social media isn't set up like that, if you wonder why it feels like The Batman was released 100 years ago, its because corporate media wants you to move on! go to the NEW THING! BUY! etc but hey guess what I have fan art of Battinson being emo in my queue. So if you're a fan artist, writer, gif maker, or just fan who wants to gush, guess what, here, here we're still spreading around old art, gif sets and someone will be happy you made something new in the tag

[melodylikethemusic]

For this to be one of the first posts I see after getting my tumblr back warms my heart so much. I’m glad I’m here again.

[suckedin]

[stuffman]

People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

[pervocracy]

This is 1000% more motivating than every preachy “real writers write every day” post on all of Tumblr.

[thats-what-sidhe-said]

I call this the “two cakes” rule and remind myself of it when I start comparing myself to other people.

[stuffman]

People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

[pervocracy]

This is 1000% more motivating than every preachy “real writers write every day” post on all of Tumblr.

[thats-what-sidhe-said]

I call this the “two cakes” rule and remind myself of it when I start comparing myself to other people.

[hailslol]

“Someone will come along. Someone who understands that you get jealous and anxious. Someone who knows the fears you have rooted deep in your past and holds you when you’re feeling scared. Someone who can’t dance, but dances with you anyway. They can’t sing, but they’ll sing to you anyway. They’ll love any gift you give, even when it’s the wrong size and they’ll love anything you cook for them, even when it’s burnt. They’ll make you laugh until you cry, and know exactly what to say to make you smile. They’ll leave you feeling helplessly, unapologetically happy as you fall asleep at night. You’ll wonder how you ever got so lucky. Just be patient. Someone will come along.”

—

[symphonicseauxl]

Are You That Somebody?

[badgyelriri]

This is damn perfect and my fave song💎

[jaeswavy]

This is so pretty. I didn’t think this song could be made any better but then I pressed play. 🙌🏾🔥

[ahhthelegend]

my heart melts, wonderful, beautiful, perfect

[symphonicseauxl]

You’re too kind! Thank You! 😊

[pettydavis]

like notice how nowhere in that lil staff update did they mention getting rid of nazi or white supremacist content. they still get to keep theyre racist and neofascist userbase while appearing to do something useful

[cringeassremakingnaenaebaby-dea]

they’re getting rid of custom themes????

[cringeassremakingnaenaebaby-dea]

y’all deadass?

[melodylikethemusic]

LOL every new thing I hear about this is more and more shit

[ravensmuse]

@staff Give us a blocking system that works. Take down the porn bots, the white supremacist blogs and the child porn. Give us a reporting system that actually has some oversight. There are so many things you could do.

But instead we’re just gonna say nipples are bad and trans* content is NSFW, right?

[bayofmistakes]

[melodylikethemusic]

All my fellow big titty girls are going to be discriminated against and we did nothing to deserve this

[judelaw]

I love how their post says “A better, more positive Tumblr” as if female nipples are what’s ruining the experience on this website and not bullies, racists, homophobes and actual nazis

[sagansense]

💁🏻‍♂️

[shesvain-deactivated20190817]

me on tumblr dot com before the ban