To truly understand the heart of Martha Stewart, you need to dig deep into her personal Instagram account, @MarthaStewart48, where you'll find Martha's full, uninhibited self.
There aren't carefully polished photos of omelettes, floral arrangements, or mint juleps like there are on her professional account. This isn't where you go for that clean, Connecticut feeling.
In Martha Stewart's personal Instagram world, there's cosmetic dentistry, dog puzzles, and excessive amounts of bunny content.
SEE ALSO:There's Nothing Martha Stewart Loves More Than a Good DroneBetween partnering with a Canadian marijuana company and broadcasting her friendship with hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart has been cultivating her "hip" persona for years now. She does it particularly well -- no one is better than Stewart at blending white collar criminal chic with New England couture.
But there's something about Martha's personal Instagram that feels deeply authentic. Sure, it's possible that she's Instagramming so many bizarre cat videos because she wants to build an audience and generate clicks.
I tend to believe that Stewart's personal account comes from the best, most private, most erratic part of her soul. Frankly, I never want to learn about the origins of some of her posts, I want to appreciate them like a good Rothko painting. I want to take them in as a pure aesthetic experience and not search for any grand meaning.
Martha Stewart content is Renaissance Instagram art. Here are the very best posts from her Instagram.
Someone give her an editing job.
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Screw voting stickers. I want Martha Stewart's election day sandals. I want to wear these every day of the year, not just election day. Nothing screams pride in your country like bedazzled sandals by Martha Stewart.
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I personally will always remember the time she asked for more followers on Vero, a social media platform, by posting a blurry photo of herself on top of a horse. As one does.
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I am here for this extremely up-close-and-personal photo of her dog, Genghis Khan. Martha is known for her extensive collection of pets, some of whom are named after famous composers (Vivaldi, Verdi) and incredible desserts (Creme Brûlée).
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Who doesn't love a person who applauds their dog, named Empress Qin, for exhibiting "exemplary" behavior?
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I have tremendous empathy for Martha Stewart after her 20-part cosmetic dentistry series.
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Martha in her element.
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Correction: This is an incredible photo.
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Martha Stewart is a 77-year-old teen.
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This is exactly how intimate I want my Taylor Swift photos to be. I want to see every single pore.
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Mostly, I'm here for the Martha Stewart Persian cat content.
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The best Martha Stewart Instagram post of all time belongs to this photo featuring three stalks of broccoli. It's so insipid it's charming.
Martha Stewart is already well known for her personal food photos, which have been called "disgusting." But this post looks like a coupon for broccoli you might get from your local shitty supermarket. There's no perspective, everything is disproportionate, and the broccoli itself is enormous. The broccoli is too green for my personal comfort level.
I'm not sure if this is a Martha Stewart Instagram or a piece of postmodern conceptual art. Either way, I'm in love with it, and you should be too.
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To the real Martha, the Martha behind @MarthaStewart48, thank you.