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Juby

@jubyart.bsky.social

I've brought this up repeatedly over the past few months, but I wanted to share the receipts of the heinous abuse I suffered at the hands of @genicecream over my own project “A Witch’s Cross” so she can longer obfuscate the truth. (And yes, she wrote a real manifesto)

Foreword and Synopsis:

I do not normally talk this openly about my issues with other artists because I just want peace and quiet. This is about @genicecream (Genice Chan)’s abusive entitlement and hyperfixation over my project "A Witch's Cross" (AWC), pieces of which I've been sharing with everyone as a reflection of my personal journey for self-love, in the face of a crippling chronic illness over the past 8+ years.

I want to explain that AWC is not Just A Project to me – it’s an intimate allegory of things I experienced through my dreams, my lived experiences, and my personal relationship to my faith. It’s something I held onto for dear life when I was suicidal. This isn't a secret, but not everyone knows this – and I accept that the general public may not even respect this – but I expect more of my close friends.

Over the past few years I had been confiding in Genice details of not only AWC, but of my personal experiences, not realizing she would be secretly farming ideas from all of it for years, to build her own project "Edensgate," which she purported to be a reflection of her own spirituality.
[image] genicecream: to be fully honest i do feel kind of self conscious about how much of an influence you are on edensgate

When I started finding out, she would plead guilty to appeal to my sympathies, and then “apologize” (after many attempts at gaslighting me). In light of this, I tried to be understanding and forgiving, but she kept abusing my patience and good faith to continue disrespecting my boundaries.

After the third new violation within weeks, I started to understand that she had nothing but malicious intent, and no regard for my well-being beyond my usefulness to her. She was so averse to the idea of confessing to a handful of others that she sourced her ideas from me, that she emotionally abused me for weeks, even resorting to writing a 10-page manifesto using God's name and authority to try and control me and absolve herself of making things right. *please note: in order to understand her manifesto, you will need to read at least the outlined key sections in this document*

Even as she terminated our friendship, she admitted that she may still publish Edensgate in the future.

I have experienced countless betrayals in my life but none so elaborate as this. She knowingly cheapened my experiences, my values, my spirituality, and my suffering to source her self-image project. The worst part was how readily she resorted to manipulating me with alleged “good intentions” and promises of bettering herself only to keep repeating the same offense before fleeing with her spoils.

In my supporting documents, you will see how she burned through an entire 8-year friendship’s worth of credibility and good faith. I would not trust any apology or statement from her at this point.

It is not my intent to "start drama" or encourage hostility towards this person. I simply want to set the record straight, and to warn people to watch out for someone who’s proved to be an extremely manipulative, predatory member within our community, all the more since she has established herself as a mentor figure as well as an industry peer.

Mostly I'd like to thank everyone for understanding and respecting what "A Witch's Cross" is to me, for supporting me, and for reaching out to me in sympathy and compassion. It has been a real comfort throughout this ordeal.

April 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

My Final Statement in Regards to Ross
Ross has released a video and tried to paint me as a stranger and downplayed his use of AI. So I'm providing my evidence to clear my name and reveal his AI usage.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My Final Response

Hello, it's Fenix Soul, aka Fen. This document is my response to Rossdraws’ second response to the allegations I made against him back in January 2025. AI Back in February 2025, Ross responded to my...

docs.google.com

April 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

Only five pieces had Ai in it guys...

"Out of the 600+ published pieces of art I’ve created over the past 16 years, 5 have had some AI influence." -Rossdraws

February 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

Some lunch break sketches to give myself a break from everything going on

February 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

"I am committed to creating work that fully reflects the values I care about—honesty, passion, and artistic integrity. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for being on this journey with me. I truly appreciate you."

Rossdraws

February 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

Silence is deafening ross, you said so yourself. So it's wild how quiet you are now. As your diversity hire, I haven't forgotten this george floyd piece, the way you chose to render this and you promoting your patreon in the same post.

February 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

I made another thread on Twitter where I provided some more info around the ai situation and payment. It's not much because I have to go to work now which is why I'm only posting the link here. Will update tonight

x.com/fenixsoul22/...

x.com

February 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

@Rossdraws in the midjourney server as of 2024, even though his ai video was back in 2022.

This person requested to be anonymous but they took this screenshot back in august and wished to stay out of the public eye.

February 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM

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han olliver

@hanolliver.bsky.social

evening study

digital painting of four women with dark hair in various styled white dresses, looking off into the distance. it's dark at night and they're in front of a large building.

February 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM

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Nijhia

@nijhia.bsky.social

well, looks like rossdraws is part of the problem now too: youtu.be/djvpwu4QF7w #Artist #Rossdraws

RossDraws Became RossDrew THANKS To AI

YouTube video by Friendly Neighborhood Artist

youtu.be

January 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

From one of ross' former assistants.

January 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Fenix Soul

@fenixsoul.bsky.social

Im honestly too tired to rewrite everything. This day has been super stressful but I wrote up a Google doc describing my experiences working with Ross. Also keep in mind, I'm the only one to speak out, it doesn't mean I'm the only one to have gone through this.